2022-05-03

Let's learn about "돌아가자"

돌아가자 : Let's go back

[other expressions]
- 돌아가자. (to younger people or friends)
- 돌아가. (to younger people or friends)
- 돌아가요. (honourific by ‘요’)
- 돌아갑시다. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 돌아가시지요. (more honourific by ‘시’)
- 돌아가시죠. (more honourific by ‘시’; -시죠 is a short form of -시지요)
- 돌아갑시다. (formal; more honourific by ‘시’)
- 돌아가십시다. (formal; more honourific by ‘시’)

[explanations]
* 돌아가다 : go back; get back <-- 돌다(turn) + -아(a connection suffix between two verbs) + 가다(go)

* 돌아가자 : 돌아가(the stem of  돌아가다) + -자(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Let's ~")
* 돌아가 : 돌아가(the stem of  돌아가다; 가 + -아 contracted into 가) + -아(a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Let's ~")
* 돌아가요 : 돌아가(the stem of  돌아가다; 가 + -아 contracted into 가) + -아(a propositive verb ending suffix means "Let's ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 돌아가시지요 : 돌아가(the stem of  돌아가다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -지(a propositive verb ending suffix means "Let's ~") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)
* 돌아갑시다 : 돌아가(the stem of  돌아가다)  + -ㅂ시다(a propositive honourific verb ending suffix means "Let's ~")
* 돌아가십시다 : 돌아가(the stem of  돌아가다) + -시(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + + -ㅂ시다(a propositive honourific verb ending suffix means "Let's ~")

* a verb + -자 / -아 : a non-honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Let's ~"
* a verb + -아 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix)
* a verb + -ㅂ시다 / -시지요 / -시죠 / -십시다 : an honourific propositive verb ending suffix means "Let's ~" by '-요' / '-ㅂ'

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