-어다가Korean connective · TOPIK 3

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A connective ending used when one does a certain act and does the following act based on the result of the preceding one.

형태Forms

-어다가-아다가-여다가-어다-아다-여다

Which one you use is decided by what comes in front of it — see the usage rule under each meaning below.

A connective ending used when one does a certain act and does the following act based on the result of the preceding one.

어떤 행동을 한 뒤 그 행동의 결과를 가지고 뒤의 말이 나타내는 행동을 이어 함을 나타내는 연결 어미.

쓰임Usage

끝음절의 모음이 ‘ㅏ, ㅗ’가 아닌, 동사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

영수는 승규에게 꽃씨를 얻어다가 화분에 심었다.

Yeongsu got flower seeds from Seunggyu and planted them in a flowerpot.

책방에서 만화책을 빌려다가 집으로 가져왔다.

I borrowed a comic book from the bookstore and brought it home.

할머니께서 산나물을 뜯어다가 나물 무침을 해 주셨다.

Grandmother picked wild greens and made seasoned vegetables for us.

대화In conversation

어떻게 빨았길래 청바지 색이 그대로지?

How did you wash them that the jeans kept their color?

보니까 소금을 한 움큼 집어다가 물에 넣던데.

I saw her grab a handful of salt and put it in the water.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other connectives you will meet alongside this one.

-거든 -geodeun 거들랑 A connective ending used to convey the meaning, "if something is true or turns out to be true." TOPIK 3 -느라고 -neurago -느라 A connective ending used when the action of the preceding statement is the purpose or cause of the following statement. TOPIK 3 -는다거나 -neundageona -ㄴ다거나 · -다거나 · -라거나 An expression used to explain something by listing some behaviors as examples. TOPIK 3 -는다고 -neundago -다고 · -라고 · -으라고 A connective ending used when implying the purpose or intention of a certain action, or the reason or cause of a certain situation. TOPIK 3 -다가 -daga -다 · 다가도 A connective ending used when an action or state, etc., is stopped and changed to another action or state. TOPIK 3 -도록 -dorok A connective ending used when the preceding statement is the purpose, result, method, amount, etc., of something mentioned in the following statement. TOPIK 3

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -어다가 mean in Korean?

-어다가 is a connective introduced at 3급 (TOPIK 3). A connective ending used when one does a certain act and does the following act based on the result of the preceding one.

What is the difference between -어다가 and -아다가?

None in meaning — they are two shapes of the same connective, and which one appears is decided by the sound in front of it, not by what you want to say.

What TOPIK level is -어다가?

3급 — TOPIK 3, lower intermediate. It is one of 67 grammar points at that level.

Definition, usage note, examples and dialogue from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.