一TOPIK 1-2

N에 와요

comes to (a place)

Says that someone is moving towards here. 에 marks the destination — where they end up. The polite form of 오다 is 와요 (오 + 아요 contracts to 와요). One of the first particles a beginner uses, and one of the easiest to confuse with 에서.

접속 conjugation

  • Place nouns take 에 directly, with no vowel/consonant split: 회사에 와요 / 사무실에 와요
  • Forms of 오다: present 와요, past 왔어요, honorific 오세요
  • Whether you use 오다 or 가다 depends on where the speaker stands: towards me is 오다, away from me is 가다

예문

EXAMPLES
다음 주에 본사 감사팀이 저희 지점에 와요.
The audit team from head office is coming to our branch next week.from 2026.09.09 Wed the examples
그 문제라면 시스템 담당자가 오후에 저희 사무실에 와요. 그때 같이 처리해요.
If that's the problem, the systems person is coming to our office this afternoon. We can sort it out together then.from 2026.09.09 Wed the business dialogue
※에 is the destination, 에서 is the origin or the place an action happens. 집에 와요 = comes to the house; 집에서 와요 = comes from the house. Both are correct, and they mean opposite things.

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