올라가다

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to go up

🪜 올라가다 = 오르다 (rise) + 가다 (go): rise-go, to go up

A compound of 오르다 (to rise, climb) in its 올라 form plus 가다 (to go). Swap 가다 for 오다 (come) and you get 올라오다, to come up. The opposite is 내려가다: 내리다 (descend) + 가다, to go down.

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