Korean Words with Many Meanings

오다

oda

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To move toward here, the speaker's place — physically, or as something arriving or setting in.

Sense	Example
to come (move toward here)	친구가 우리 집에 왔어요. chinguga uri jibe wasseoyo. My friend came to our house.
(rain/snow) to fall	아침부터 비가 와요. achimbuteo biga wayo. It's been raining since morning.
(feeling/state) to set in, come over	갑자기 졸음이 왔다. gapjagi joreumi watda. Drowsiness suddenly came over me.
to originate/come from	이 병은 스트레스에서 온다. i byeongeun seuteureseueseo onda. This illness comes from stress.
(message/contact) to arrive, come in	방금 문자가 왔어요. banggeum munjaga wasseoyo. A text just came in.
to come along, accompany (here)	너도 같이 올래? neodo gachi ollae? Do you want to come along too?

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