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돌아오다 conjugation chart

to return

Action verb

Core anchors source-checked 2026-08-14 · not human-reviewed

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Source-checked core forms

Source-checked anchors

These four finite forms plus the dictionary form are stored literally in Chamelingo’s reviewed catalog.

Source-checked core forms for 돌아오다
Dictionary form돌아오다
Present polite돌아와요
Past polite돌아왔어요
Future / prediction돌아올 거예요
Present formal돌아옵니다

Speech levels and questions

Derived from anchors

Forms derived from the reviewed polite, formal, and future anchors. Question rows keep the same Korean surface form where Korean normally relies on intonation.

Speech levels and questions for 돌아오다
Present casual돌아와

해체 / casual listener speech

Past casual돌아왔어

해체 / casual listener speech

Future casual돌아올 거야

casual future / prediction

Future formal돌아올 겁니다

formal future / prediction

Present formal question돌아옵니까?
Present polite question돌아와요?

same surface form; question intonation

Future polite question돌아올 거예요?

same surface form; question intonation

Future formal question돌아올 겁니까?

Useful connectors

Derived from anchors

High-frequency connective forms built from reviewed anchors without publishing meaning-sensitive constructions.

Useful connectors for 돌아오다
-아/어서 (and / so / because)돌아와서
-고 나서 (after doing)돌아오고 나서

Common constructions

Derived from anchors

Meaning-neutral connective endings that attach safely to the reviewed dictionary stem. Lexically sensitive constructions are intentionally omitted.

Common constructions for 돌아오다
-고 (and / then)돌아오고
-지만 (but / although)돌아오지만

Notes on 돌아오다

돌아오다 contracts 오 + 아요 to 와요.

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