돌아가지

In a sentence

• 기계가 제대로 돌아가지 않아서 작업이 지연되었어요.

  The machine isn't functioning properly, so the task got delayed.

  In this sentence, '돌아가지' (to function or to operate) refers to the machine's operation or performance.

• 길을 잃은 사람은 집으로 돌아가지 못하고 헤매고 있었어요.

  The lost person couldn't return home and was wandering.

  Here, '돌아가지' (to go back or to return) represents physically returning to a specific location, like home.

• 그는 사건의 진실을 책임자에게 정확히 돌아가지 않고 변명만 늘어놨어요.

  He didn't directly return the truth of the incident to the head and only made excuses.

  In this context, '돌아가지' (to revert or to be directed back) is used in a more abstract sense, denoting the return of information to its origin, like reporting accurately.