Korean

Alternative forms

• 다 (da)

Particle

다가 • ‎(daga)

1. semantic marker of emphasis

   여기다가 두면 되겠소?‎

   Yeogidaga dumyeon doegetso?

   Will it be all right if I put this here?

   톱으로다가 나무를 이렇게 자르시오.‎

   Tobeurodaga namureul ireoke jareusio.

   Cut the wood with the saw like this.

Usage notes

The particle 다가 (daga) is placed after some adverbs for places ending in a vowel and the particles 에 (e), 에게 (ege), 한테 (hante) and 으로 (euro).

Etymology 2

First attested in the Iryun haengsildo (二倫行實圖 / 이륜행실도), 1518 Oksan Seowon ed., as 더가 (Yale: teka).

Suffix

다가 • ‎(daga)

1. and then; but soon; depicts one motion or state stopping and then the other starting

   뭐 하다가 이제 와?‎

   Mwo hadaga ije wa?

   What made you so late? (lit.) What did you do before coming this late?

   가을 풍경을 그리다가 문득 네가 생각나서 이 글을 보낸다.‎

   Ga-eul punggyeong-eul geuridaga mundeuk nega saenggangnaseo i geureul bonaenda.

   When I was drawing the autumn scenery, you suddenly came to my mind, so that I am writing this letter.

2. while

   아무 생각 없이 걷다가 모서리에 부딪혔다.‎

   Amu saenggak eopsi geotdaga moseorie budichyeotda.

   I bumped into the edge while walking without thought.

3. (in the form of '-다가 -다가') over and over

   요새 날씨가 덥다가 춥다가 하다 보니 감기가 걸린 것 같다.‎

   Yosae nalssiga deopdaga chupdaga hada boni gamgiga geollin geot gatda.

   It seems I caught a cold, due to the changeable weather these days.

Usage notes

The suffix 다가 (daga) is directly attached to the stem of a verb, an adjective, or 이다 (ida, “to be”), and if the stem ends in the consonant ㄹ (l), it does not drop out.

See also

• 락 (rak)