When to use to depart in Korean

When to use it

출발하다 means to leave a place and begin going somewhere. You use it for people, cars, buses, trains, and trips. In English, it is often translated as "to depart" or "to leave."

Example sentences

1. 저는 아침 8시에 집에서 출발해요.

   I leave home at 8 a.m.

2. 버스가 지금 출발해요.

   The bus is leaving now.

3. 우리는 학교에서 같이 출발했어요.

   We left together from school.

4. 기차는 서울역에서 출발해요.

   The train departs from Seoul Station.

5. 엄마와 마트에 출발할 거예요.

   I will leave for the market with my mom.

6. 친구가 먼저 출발했어요.

   My friend left first.