What does 돌아가시다 mean?
돌아가시다 (dol-a-ga-si-da) means: To pass away (honorific replacement for dying).
Literally means 'to return [to where one came from]'. It strips the biological cruelty from death and reframes it as an orderly, peaceful return home.
🔊 From the story above
드시다 — Deu-si-da
먹으시다 — meog-eu-si-da
먹다 — meok-da, "to eat"
잡수시다 — jap-su-si-da
먹었어요 — meog-eo-sseo-yo
진지 — jin-ji
자다 — ja-da
주무시다 — ju-mu-si-da
🎙️ 돌아가시다는 표기 그대로 읽지 않아요 — 실제로는 [도라가시다]로 소리나요 (연음법칙). 발음 연습하기 →
How it's actually used
- 우리 할아버지는 작년 겨울에 눈을 감으시며 평온하게 돌아가셨다.
uri hal-abeojineun jaknyeon gyeoure nuneul gam-eumyeo pyeongon-hage doragasyeotda.
My grandfather passed away peacefully last winter, closing his eyes.
💡 Respectful expression for a family member's death. - 지방에 계신 큰아버지께서 돌아가셨다는 부고를 들었다.
jibang-e gyesinkeun-abeoji-kkeseo doragasyotdaneun bugoreul deureotda.
I heard the obituary notice that my uncle living in the countryside had passed away.
💡 Standard formal notification phrasing. - 할아버지께서 작년에 평안하게 돌아가셨어요.
halabeojikkeseo jaknyeone pyeong'anhage doragasyeosseoyo.
My grandfather passed away peacefully last year.
💡 Use this polite, gentle phrasing when speaking about someone else's elder relative.
Related words in Grammar
인용 in-yong간접화법 gan-jeop-hwa-beop서술격 조사 seo-sul-gok jo-sa축약형 chuk-yak-hyeong할머니 진지 드셨어? hal-meo-ni jin-ji deu-syeo-sseo?