To come in Korean 🇰🇷

오다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Associate the sound “Oh, da!” with someone announcing their arrival.
• Visualize someone saying “Oh, da, I’m here!” to remember that 오다 means “to come.”

Explanations:
• 오다 is the Korean verb for “to come.”
• It describes the action of moving toward the speaker or a referenced location.
• This verb is irregular; its stem changes when conjugated (e.g., 오 → 와 in the present tense).

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 도착하다 (dochakada) – “to arrive” (often used in contexts like trains or flights arriving)
• 접근하다 (jeopgeunhada) – “to approach” (less common, emphasizes moving closer)

Conjugations:
• Dictionary form (Infinitive): 오다 (oda) – “to come”
• Present Tense (Polite Informal): 와요 (wayo) – “come/is coming”
• Past Tense (Polite Informal): 왔어요 (wasseoyo) – “came”
• Future Tense (Polite Informal): 올 거예요 (ol geoyeyo) – “will come”
• Present Tense (Formal Polite): 옵니다 (omnida) – “come/is coming”
• Past Tense (Formal Polite): 왔습니다 (wassesumnida) – “came”
• Future Tense (Formal Polite): 올 것입니다 (ol geosimnida) – “will come”

Example Sentences:
1. I come home every day.
→ 저는 매일 집에 와요. (Jeoneun maeil jibe wayo.)

2. He came to the party last night.
→ 그는 어젯밤 파티에 왔어요. (Geuneun eojetbam patie wasseoyo.)

3. I will come later.
→ 나중에 올 거예요. (Najunge ol geoyeyo.)

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