Korean Word of the Day
도착하다
/do-CHAK-ha-da/ • verb — 7th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to arrive; to reach a destination
Examples
- 저는 서울에 밤 10시에 도착할 거예요.
(I will arrive in Seoul at 10 PM.) - 택배가 오늘 오후에 도착했어요.
(The package arrived this afternoon.) - 비행기가 30분 늦게 도착했습니다.
(The plane arrived 30 minutes late.)
Synonyms
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Use 도착하다 to talk about arriving at a place or reaching a destination (people, vehicles, packages, events). It commonly appears with the particle 에 for locations or times (e.g., 장소에 도착하다, 시간에 도착하다). 도착되다 is the passive/formal form often used for shipments or automated announcements. Conjugations: 도착해요 (present polite), 도착했어요 (past polite), 도착합니다 (formal).
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