Korean

Verb

들어가다 • ‎(deureogada) ‎(infinitive 들어가, sequential 들어가니)

1. to go into; to enter
2. to go to; to attend (a school, institution etc)

   내년에 대학교에 들어간다.‎

   Naenyeon-e daehakgyo-e deureoganda.

   I will attend university next year.

3. to begin

   일주일 후면 겨울 방학에 들어간다.‎

   Ilju-il humyeon gyeoul banghag-e deureoganda.

   Winter break begins in one week.

4. to be needed, required
5. (biology) to belong to (a species, genus etc.)
6. (usually after 머리에) to be understood

   머리에 들어가다‎ ― meori-e deureogada ― literally, “to enter one's head”

Conjugation

As with other compound verbs ending with 가다 (gada), this has two forms for the 해라체 (haerache, “plain”) imperative. The blunt form is regular: 들어가라 (deureogara, “enter!”). The less blunt form is irregular: 들어가거라 (deureogageora, “enter (well)!”).