Reach in Korean 🇰🇷

도달하다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Notice that 도달하다 contains 달, which sounds like “dawn” or “moon.” Imagine reaching for the moon to help you remember its meaning of “reach” or “attain.”
• Remember that many Korean verbs end in 하다 (to do), so 도달하다 literally means “to do reaching” or “to attain.”

Explanations:
• 도달하다 means “to reach,” “to attain,” or “to arrive at” a target, goal, or destination.
• It is used for both physical reaching (like arriving at a place) and metaphorical reaching (like achieving an idea).

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 도착하다 (dochakada) – usually means “to arrive” (emphasizing arrival).
• 이르다 (ireuda) – to arrive at a point, sometimes used in a more formal or literary sense.
• 달성하다 (dalseonghada) – to achieve or accomplish, often used when referring to goals.

Conjugations (Infinitive: 도달하다 [dodalhada]):
• Present Tense Polite: 도달해요 (dodalhaeyo)
• Past Tense Polite: 도달했어요 (dodalhaesseoyo)
• Future Tense Polite: 도달할 거예요 (dodalhal geoyeyo)
• Present Informal: 도달해 (dodalhae)
• Past Informal: 도달했어 (dodalhaesseo)
• Future Informal: 도달할 거야 (dodalhal geoya)

Example Sentences:
1. We reached the mountain’s summit.
– 우리는 산 정상에 도달했어요. (Urineun san jeongsange dodalhoesseoyo.)
2. If you walk longer, you will reach the river.
– 더 걸으면 강에 도달할 거예요. (Deo georeumyeon gange dodalhal geoyeyo.)
3. After long negotiations, they reached an agreement.
– 그들은 긴 협상 끝에 합의에 도달했어요. (Geudeureun gin hyeobsang kkeute habuie dodalhoesseoyo.)

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