돌아가야

have to go back, must return

→ 돌아가다
verb · informal Rare #15,714
have to go back, must return This form expresses that someone has to return or go back; the subject is understood from context.
KO: 오늘은 집에 돌아가야 해요.
EN: I have to go home today.
Conjugation of 돌아가다
Necessitative
돌아가야

집에 돌아가야 하네

I have to go home.

— 좋은 친구들 (1990)

내일은 돌아가야 하지?

You have to go back tomorrow, right?

— 어느 가족 (2018)

돌아가야 한다니까요

I’m telling you, we have to go back.

— 특별한 날 (1977)

돌아가야 할 사람은 타마키 고모 야.

The person who needs to go back is Aunt Tamaki.

— 스즈메의 문단속 (2022)

홍콩에 돌아가야 하는데 돈이 없는 걸 어떻게 해!

I have to get back to Hong Kong, but I don’t have any money! What am I supposed to do?

— 해피 투게더 (1997)

우리도 어서 돌아가야 하네

We should hurry back too.

— 너자 (2019)

피닉스까지 돌아가야 하니까요

Because I have to go all the way back to Phoenix.

— 싸이코 (1960)