데려가다 (deryeogada) Conjugation: Meaning, Forms & Examples

Key Facts

• Hangul: 데려가다 (deryeogada)
• Meaning: to take (a person) along
• Level: B1
• Stem: 데려가
• Class: regular
• Objects: transitive
• Humble partner: 모시고 가다

Meaning and Register

데려가다 means to take a person along: 아이를 병원에 데려가다 is to take a child to the hospital. It is used for people and animals, never things. The person or animal takes 을/를 and the place takes 에.

For a person you respect, the humble 모시고 가다 is used instead: 모시다 replaces 데리다. The honorific polite form, used when asking someone else to take a person, is 데려가세요.

Senses recorded for this verb:

• to take (a person) along. Used for taking a person or pet somewhere: 아이를 병원에 데려가다.

Grammar note: Takes an object with 을/를 for the person or animal; the place takes 에.

Usage note: Common. For a respected person the humble 모시고 가다 replaces 데려가다.

Sound

Most forms are read as written. The main sound changes are 데려갔어요 [데려가써요] and 데려갑니다 [데려감니다].

Example Sentences

A mother takes a child to the hospital: person with 을/를, place with 에.

데려갔어요 with 친구를 and 우리 집에 describes taking a friend home.

데려갈 거예요 with 강아지 (puppy) shows that the verb is used for animals too.

Deryeogada Conjugation Table

The stem ends in 가, so 아 gives 데려가요 and 데려갔어요. Other forms: 데려갑니다, 데려가면, 데려가는. Negatives: 안 데려가요 and 데려가지 않아요.

Class: Regular

Regular: the stem is unchanged; only vowel harmony (아/어) and vowel contraction apply.

Common Mistake

Wrong (impolite): ✗ 할머니를 데려가요

Correct (respectful): ✓ 할머니를 모시고 가요

Why: For someone you respect, use 모시고 가다 instead of 데려가다.

할머니를 데려가요 is understood, but it sounds as if you are taking a child along. For a grandparent, a teacher or a boss, use 모시고 가다.

Confusable Verbs

Respect and the Family Trip

The humble partner is the part of this verb that is easy to miss. 모시고 가다 is built from 모시다 and 가다 joined by 고. 모시다 takes the place of 데리다, the root behind 데려가다, so the structure is "accompany respectfully, and go".

The first example has a mother taking a child to the hospital. The same sentence about a grandmother needs the humble form: 할머니를 모시고 가요.

Useful comparisons: 데려오다 brings a person the other way, 가져가다 carries things, and 가다 is plain going. Taking someone somewhere is often a way of helping them, which links this verb to 도와주다.

Planning a Trip with a Puppy

Two friends are preparing to leave for a picnic. One checks whether the puppy is coming. The reply uses a future plan; the next question looks back at a previous outing.

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The first question uses 데려가요 with 내일, “tomorrow”. A present form can ask about an arranged future trip. 데려갈 거예요 makes the plan explicit, while 데려갔어요 asks about a completed outing. The puppy is omitted after the first line because both friends know who they mean.

Which Direction Does 데려가다 Describe?

데려가다 presents the journey as going somewhere with another person or animal. At home, a parent talking about taking a child to the hospital uses 데려가다. A hospital worker asking that the child be brought to the clinic uses 데려오다, because the clinic is the destination from which the request is framed.

Both speakers can be discussing the same journey. The choice follows the viewpoint of the conversation, so “away” is a useful starting point rather than a complete rule. Ask where the speaker is picturing the arrival. A phone call can center on the listener's location or a place where the speakers will meet.

데려가다 also suggests accompanying the person, even if a car or bus provides the transport. It does not mean carrying them in your arms. In the hospital example, the child may walk beside the parent or ride in a car; the verb alone does not tell you which.

Common Combinations and Everyday Settings

친구를 데려가다 means taking a friend along, often to a gathering or a place the friend does not know. 아이를 병원에 데려가다 describes escorting a child to medical care. 강아지를 데려가다 comes up when arranging an outing with a pet. These are literal combinations, so there is no hidden idiomatic meaning to memorize.

You will hear 데려가다 in family schedules, travel plans and drama scenes where someone asks to go along. The person named before 를 is the companion, not the destination. In 아이를 병원에 데려가다, swapping the particles would change those roles and make the sentence fail.

A polite ending and a respectful choice of companion verb do separate jobs. 데려가세요 respects the person being asked to act. 모시고 가다 shows respect toward the person being accompanied. When arranging transport for a grandparent, choose the latter even if you are speaking casually with a sibling. The lesson on humble forms explains this distinction.

Words for Planning Who Goes with You

The family vocabulary lesson teaches names for the relatives who appear in pickup and outing plans.

Mini Drill: Companion, Destination and Form

1. Complete “take a child to the hospital”: 아이___ 병원___ 데려가요.
2. Change 데려가요 to the polite past.
3. Give the short negative: “I am not taking them along.”
4. Choose the respectful expression for accompanying your grandmother: 데려가다 or 모시고 가다.

Quick Self-Test

1. Which verb takes a suitcase along: 데려가다 or 가져가다?
2. Does 데려가다 tell you that the companion is being physically carried?
3. Why can a parent and a hospital worker use different direction verbs for the same trip?

FAQ

Can 데려가다 Be Used for Things?

No. For objects use 가져가다. 데려가다 is only for people and animals.

What Do I Use for Someone I Respect?

Use the humble 모시고 가다, as in 할머니를 모시고 가요 (I take my grandmother).

Which Particle Marks the Place?

The destination takes 에, and the person takes 을/를: 아이를 병원에 데려가다.

What Is the Future Form?

데려갈 거예요 (I will take them), as in 내일 강아지를 데려갈 거예요.

Does 데려가다 Work for Pets?

Yes. Animals are treated like people here: 강아지를 데려가다 means to take the puppy along.

Related Verbs

• 데려오다
• 가져가다
• 가다
• 도와주다

Next Steps

Read 데려오다 and 가져가다 next, then 도와주다.

To try other forms of 데려가다 yourself, open the Korean verb conjugator; all entries are listed in the verb dictionary.