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KOREAN VERB

다녀오다

to go and come back, to be back

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Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI go and come back
NegativeI don’t go and come back

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI went and come back
NegativeI didn’t go and come back

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will go and come back
NegativeI won’t go and come back

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI go and come back (respectfully)
PastI went and come back (respectfully)
FutureI will go and come back (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) going and come back, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) going and come back, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I go and come back
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I go and come back
  5. But (-지만) I go and come back, but…

Requests and commands

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

  1. Please (-(으)세요) please go and come back
  2. Formal request (-(으)십시오) please go and come back (formal)
  3. Plain command go and come back! (casual)
  4. Please don’t please don’t go and come back

How to use 다녀오다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    저는 매주 토요일에 시장에 다녀와요.

    I go to the market every Saturday.

  2. Past

    엄마, 저 지금 학교 다녀왔어요.

    Mom, I'm back from school now.

  3. Future

    점심시간에 잠깐 근처 은행에 다녀올 거예요.

    At lunchtime I'll pop over to the bank nearby.

  4. Honorific

    할머니가 오늘 아침 병원에 다녀오셨어요.

    Grandma went to the hospital this morning and is back.

  5. Connectives

    편의점에 다녀와서 바로 저녁을 먹을 거예요.

    I'll go to the convenience store and then eat dinner right away.

  6. Requests and commands

    눈이 오니까 조심해서 잘 다녀오세요.

    It's snowing, so take care and come back safe.

Good to know

  • 다녀오겠습니다 says "I'm off" when you leave home, and 다녀왔습니다 "I'm back" when you return.

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