-다가1(2)
-daga
while doing, then; stopped and
Attaches to a verb or adjective stem to show that an action or state is interrupted and switched to another one, or that something happens in the middle of an ongoing action; it can also mark actions that alternate back and forth.
Form
- Attaches to
- Verb, Auxiliary
- Other shapes
- -다 · 다가도
Meanings
- 1
A connective ending used when an action or state, etc., is stopped and changed to another action or state.
어떤 행동이나 상태 등이 중단되고 다른 행동이나 상태로 바뀜을 나타내는 연결 어미.
- 2
A connective ending used when something happens while a certain act is ongoing.
어떤 행동이 진행되는 중에 다른 행동이 나타남을 나타내는 연결 어미.
- 3
A connective ending used when the preceding statement is the cause or reason for the following statement.
앞에 오는 말이 뒤에 오는 말의 원인이나 근거가 됨을 나타내는 연결 어미.
- 4
A connective ending used when more than two facts occur in turns.
두 가지 이상의 사실이 차례를 바꾸어 가며 일어남을 나타내는 연결 어미.
※ 주로 '-다가 -다가'로 쓴다.
Examples
승규야, 왜 책상 위에 엎드려서 자고 있어?
Seunggyu, why are you sleeping slumped over your desk?
공부를 하다가 잠이 들어 버렸어요.
I was studying and ended up falling asleep.
우리는 밥을 먹다가 차를 마셨다.
We were eating and then had some tea.
유민이가 여행을 갔다가 돌아왔다.
Yumin went on a trip and came back.
나는 일기를 쓰다가 생각에 잠겼다.
I was writing in my diary when I got lost in thought.
잠을 자다가 무서운 꿈을 꾸었다.
While I was sleeping, I had a scary dream.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Don’t confuse with
Forms with a close meaning — a favourite source of wrong answers on TOPIK.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-다가1(2)’ mean?
2. Which form means “while doing, then; stopped and”?