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KOREAN VERB

돌아가시다

to pass away (honorific)

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Conjugation

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Present

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

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI pass away
NegativeI don’t pass away

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI passed away
NegativeI didn’t pass away

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will pass away
NegativeI won’t pass away

Honorific

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

Form Polite Formal
PresentI pass away (respectfully)
PastI passed away (respectfully)
FutureI will pass away (respectfully)

Connectives

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

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

How to use 돌아가시다

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

  1. Present

    요즘은 어르신들이 대부분 병원에서 돌아가세요.

    These days most elderly people pass away in hospital.

  2. Past

    저희 할아버지는 삼 년 전 겨울에 돌아가셨어요.

    My grandfather passed away three winters ago.

  3. Future

    의사 선생님 말로는 할머니가 곧 돌아가실 거예요.

    According to the doctor, Grandma will pass away soon.

  4. Honorific

    박 선생님의 아버님이 지난주에 돌아가셨어요.

    Mrs. Park's father passed away last week.

  5. Connectives

    작년에 할머니가 돌아가시고 집이 많이 조용해졌어요.

    Since Grandma passed away last year, the house has gotten very quiet.

Good to know

  • Said of elders instead of 죽다: 할아버지가 돌아가셨어요. The same word, said to a person, is also "please go back".

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The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.