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돌아가다

doragada [도라가다]

돌아가요 · 돌아갔어요 · 돌아갈 거예요 · 돌아가세요

to go back, to return (there)

Example

방학에 고향으로 돌아갈 거예요.

I'll go back to my hometown during the vacation.

Word parts

돌다 (turn) + 가다 (go) — 'turn and go back'.

Good to know

돌아가시다 (honorific) also politely means 'to pass away'.