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Korean Grammar Patterns
돌아가시다
Meaning
Honorific 'pass away' vs 'go back'
How to use it
돌아가시다 is the honorific euphemism for 'pass away' (죽다). It is also literally 돌아가다 ('go back') + the honorific 시. Context and particles resolve the ambiguity: 할아버지가 돌아가셨다 = died, while 집에 돌아가셨다 = went back home.
For 'died', a place/destination particle is absent.,Plain 죽다 is blunt; 돌아가시다 is respectful.
Examples
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 할머니께서 작년에 돌아가셨어요. halmeokkkeseo jangnyeone doraagasyeosseoyo. | Grandmother passed away last year. |
| 아버지는 고향으로 돌아가셨어요. abeojineun gohyangeuro doraagasyeosseoyo. | Father went back to his hometown. |
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