들어가다

Korean

Etymology

들 (deul-, “to enter”)+ 어 (-eo, infinitive suffix) + 가다 (gada, “to go”).

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 드러가다 (Yale: tulekata).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɯɾʌ̹ɡa̠da̠]

  • (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [드러가다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	deureogada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	deul'eogada
McCune–Reischauer?	tŭrŏgada
Yale Romanization?	tul.ekata

Verb

들어가다 • (deureogada) (infinitive 들어가, sequential 들어가니)

1. (intransitive) to go into; to enter

   이제, 그는 너무 멀리 가기 전에, 매우 좁은 통로로 들어갔다.

   Ije, geu-neun neomu meolli gagi jeon-e, mae'u jobeun tongno-ro deureogatda.

   Now, before he had gone far, he entered into a very narrow passage,

   Original from 1678 — John Bunyan. The Pilgrim's Progress.

   예를 들면, 많은 지역에서 여성들이 사람들에게 백신을 접종하는데, 그 이유는, 그들이 집에 들어갈 수 있고, 다른 여성들과 얘기를 나눌 수도 있고, 또 어린이들에게도 접근이 가능하기 때문이다.

   Ye-reul deulmyeon, maneun jiyeog-eseo yeoseong-deur-i saram-deur-ege baeksin-eul jeopjonghaneunde, geu iyu-neun, geudeur-i jib-e deureogal su itgo, dareun yeoseong-deul-gwa yaegi-reul nanul su-do itgo, tto eorini-deur-ege-do jeopgeun-i ganeunghagi ttaemun-ida.

   For example, in many places women vaccinate people because they can go into homes, talk to other women and gain access to the children.

   Original from 2018, VOA (Experts: Polio Could Again Spread Worldwide)

   아버지께서는 은행에 들어갔어요.

   Abeoji-kkeseo-neun eunhaeng-e deureogasseoyo.

   My father went into the bank.

   그는 집에 걸어 들어갔다.

   Geu-neun jib-e georeo deureogatda.

   He walked in the house.

   (file)

2. (intransitive or transitive) to go to; to attend (a school, institution etc)

   내년에 대학교에 들어간다.

   Naenyeon-e daehakgyo-e deureoganda.

   I will attend university next year.

3. (intransitive) to begin

   일주일 후면 겨울 방학에 들어간다.

   Ilju'il hu-myeon gyeoul banghag-e deureoganda.

   Winter break begins in one week.

4. (intransitive) to be needed, required
5. (intransitive, biology) to belong to (a species, genus etc.)
6. (intransitive, usually after 머리에) to be understood

   머리에 들어가다

   meori-e deureogada

   literally, “to enter one's head”

Usage notes

As with other compound verbs ending with 가다 (gada), this has two forms for the 해라체 (haerache, “plain”) imperative. The blunt form is regular: 들어가라 (deureogara, “enter!”). The less blunt form is irregular: 들어가거라 (deureogageora, “enter (well)!”).

Conjugation

    Selected forms of the verb 들어가다 (deureogada): vowel-stem, 가(ga)-irregular

Sentence-final forms
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	들어간다 deureoganda	들어가 deureoga	들어가요 deureogayo	들어갑니다 deureogamnida
	Past	들어갔다 deureogatda	들어갔어 deureogasseo	들어갔어요 deureogasseoyo	들어갔습니다 deureogatseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	들어가느냐 deureoganeunya	들어가 deureoga	들어가요 deureogayo	들어갑니까 deureogamnikka
	Past	들어갔느냐 deureoganneunya	들어갔어 deureogasseo	들어갔어요 deureogasseoyo	들어갔습니까 deureogatseumnikka
Hortative		들어가자 deureogaja	들어가 deureoga	들어가요 deureogayo	들어가십시다 deureogasipsida
Imperative		들어가거라, 들어가라 deureogageora, deureogara	들어가 deureoga	들어가요 deureogayo	들어갑시오 deureogapsio
Assertive		들어가겠다 deureogagetda	들어가겠어 deureogagesseo	들어가겠어요 deureogagesseoyo	들어가겠습니다 deureogagetseumnida
Connective forms
Cause/Reason		들어가 deureoga	들어가서 deureogaseo	들어가니 deureogani	들어가니까 deureoganikka
Contrast		들어가지만 deureogajiman	들어가는데 deureoganeunde	들어가더니 deureogadeoni
Conjunction		들어가고 deureogago
Condition		들어가면 deureogamyeon	들어가야 deureogaya
Motive		들어가려고 deureogaryeogo
Noun and determiner forms
Verbal nouns		들어감 deureogam	들어가기 deureogagi
Past-tense verbal nouns		들어갔음 deureogasseum	들어갔기 deureogatgi
Determiners	Past	들어간 deureogan
	Present	들어가는 deureoganeun
	Future	들어갈 deureogal

Sentence-final forms with honorific
		Formal non-polite (해라체)	Informal non-polite (해체)	Informal polite (해요체)	Formal polite (하십시오체)
Indicative	Non-past	들어가신다 deureogasinda	들어가셔 deureogasyeo	들어가세요, 들어가셔요 deureogaseyo, deureogasyeoyo	들어가십니다 deureogasimnida
	Past	들어가셨다 deureogasyeotda	들어가셨어 deureogasyeosseo	들어가셨어요 deureogasyeosseoyo	들어가셨습니다 deureogasyeotseumnida
Interrogative	Non-past	들어가시느냐 deureogasineunya	들어가셔 deureogasyeo	들어가세요, 들어가셔요 deureogaseyo, deureogasyeoyo	들어가십니까 deureogasimnikka
	Past	들어가셨느냐 deureogasyeonneunya	들어가셨어 deureogasyeosseo	들어가셨어요 deureogasyeosseoyo	들어가셨습니까 deureogasyeotseumnikka
Imperative		들어가시라 deureogasira	들어가셔 deureogasyeo	들어가세요 deureogaseyo	들어가십시오 deureogasipsio
Assertive		들어가시겠다 deureogasigetda	들어가시겠어 deureogasigesseo	들어가시겠어요 deureogasigesseoyo	들어가시겠습니다 deureogasigetseumnida
Connective forms with honorific
Cause/Reason		들어가셔 deureogasyeo	들어가셔서 deureogasyeoseo	들어가시니 deureogasini	들어가시니까 deureogasinikka
Contrast		들어가시지만 deureogasijiman	들어가시는데 deureogasineunde	들어가시더니 deureogasideoni
Conjunction		들어가시고 deureogasigo
Condition		들어가시면 deureogasimyeon	들어가셔야 deureogasyeoya
Motive		들어가시려고 deureogasiryeogo
Noun and determiner forms with honorific
Verbal nouns		들어가심 deureogasim	들어가시기 deureogasigi
Past-tense verbal nouns		들어가셨음 deureogasyeosseum	들어가셨기 deureogasyeotgi
Determiners	Past	들어가신 deureogasin
	Present	들어가시는 deureogasineun
	Future	들어가실 deureogasil