EP29
-어 오다
eo oda
have been ~ing (until now)
What does -어 오다 (eo oda) mean in Korean?
How to Use
Used for something you have continued doing from the past up to the present.
Rule: Choose -아 오다 after a stem with ㅏ or ㅗ (살아 오다), -어 오다 elsewhere (배워 오다), and 해 오다 for 하다 verbs. Compare with -어 가다, which looks toward the future.
Examples
3년째 한국어를 배워 왔어요.
I've been learning Korean for three years.
꾸준히 해 왔어요.
I've kept at it steadily.
함께 걸어온 시간이에요.
It's the time we've walked together.
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