올라가다

ollagada · [올라가다]

go up · rise · ascend · go up to the capital

verbBeginner

Meanings

  1. go up; rise; ascendTo move from the bottom to the top, or from a lower place to a higher one.
  2. go up to the capital; go up to SeoulTo go to the capital city from a provincial area.
  3. advanceTo move one's position to a higher organization or department.
  4. go northward; go upTo go from the south to the north.
  5. go ashore; go on shoreTo move from water to land.
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  1. go to heaven(figurative) To die.
  2. be submitted; be sentFor the document, etc., of a sub-organization to be submitted to an upper organization.
  3. go upTo keep going from a certain point to a place that looks rather high.
  4. go back; trace backTo go toward a source by going back to the past.
  5. be promoted; be raisedFor one's rank, position, etc., to become higher.
  6. improveFor quality, a level, etc., to become higher.
  7. go up; rise; soarFor a numerical value such as temperature, prices, etc., to increase or become higher.
  8. go up; go upstreamTo go against the current of water.
  9. increaseFor force, energy, passion, etc., to increase gradually.
  10. be built; riseFor a building, etc., to be constructed.
  11. climb; ascendTo go toward a high place.

Examples from Lessons (3)

이제 무대에 올라가요.

Now, I'm heading up to the stage.

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아이돌은 무대에 올라가서 안녕하세요라고 정중하게 인사해요.

Idols go up on stage and politely say hello.

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무대에 올라가는 아이돌도 모두에게 안녕하세요라고 정중하게 말해요.

Even idols stepping onto the stage politely say "Annyeonghaseyo" to everyone.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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