돌아와
doh-rah-wah
regular
To say to return, to come back politely in the present tense, use 돌아와요 (doh-rah-wah-yoh). Below is the full conjugation of 돌아오다 across the three tenses and three everyday speech levels.
Conjugation table
| Tense | Casual (반말) | Polite (요) | Formal (합니다) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 돌아와요 doh-rah-wah-yoh | 돌아옵니다 doh-rah-ohm-nee-dah | |
| Past | 돌아왔어 doh-rah-wah-ssuh | 돌아왔어요 doh-rah-wah-ssuh-yoh | 돌아왔습니다 doh-rah-wah-sseum-nee-dah |
| Future | 돌아올 거야 doh-rah-ohl- -guh-yah | 돌아올 거예요 doh-rah-ohl- -guh-yae-yoh | 돌아올 겁니다 doh-rah-ohl- -guhm-nee-dah |
Other useful forms
Command Polite (세요)
돌아오세요
doh-rah-oh-sae-yoh
Suggestion / Let's Polite (요)
돌아와요
doh-rah-wah-yoh
Question Polite (요)
돌아와요?
doh-rah-wah-yoh-?
Connective “and” — (고)
돌아오고
doh-rah-oh-goh
Conditional “if” — (면)
돌아오면
doh-rah-oh-myuhn
Noun form — (기)
돌아옴
doh-rah-ohm