L2.41 V-다가 grammar = and/but then ~express interruption of one action to do another
Usage:
- Express the speaker’s interruption of one action to do another immediately = and then, but then
- The grammar is also used to indicate the continuation of the action in the 1st clause while the action in the 2nd clause occurs. (example 11,12)
- Both clauses must have the same subject. (example 3)
- V-아/어다가 grammar = and then ~action is done as a result of the previous action
- A/V-다가는 grammar = if (the action is continued), a negative outcome will occur
- V-았/었다가 grammar = but then ~after the completion of an event, the opposite event happens
- Express the speaker’s interruption of one action to do another immediately = and then, but then
- The grammar is also used to indicate the continuation of the action in the 1st clause while the action in the 2nd clause occurs. (example 11,12)
- Both clauses must have the same subject. (example 3)
- V-아/어다가 grammar = and then ~action is done as a result of the previous action
- A/V-다가는 grammar = if (the action is continued), a negative outcome will occur
- V-았/었다가 grammar = but then ~after the completion of an event, the opposite event happens
Verb +-다가:
보다 -- 보다가 (I was watching and then...)
먹다 -- 먹다가 (I was eating and then...)
잠을 자다 -- 잠을 자다가 (I was sleeping and then...)
읽다 -- 읽다가 (I was reading and then...)
일하다 -- 일다가 (I was working and then...)
나가다 -- 나가다가 (I was going out and then...)
이야기하다 -- 이야기하다가 (I was talking and then...)
보다 -- 보다가 (I was watching and then...)
먹다 -- 먹다가 (I was eating and then...)
잠을 자다 -- 잠을 자다가 (I was sleeping and then...)
읽다 -- 읽다가 (I was reading and then...)
일하다 -- 일다가 (I was working and then...)
나가다 -- 나가다가 (I was going out and then...)
이야기하다 -- 이야기하다가 (I was talking and then...)
Examples:
1. 아까 낮에 뭐 했니?
- 만화책을 읽다가 친구하고 같이 외출했어요.
- 만화책을 읽다가 친구하고 같이 외출했어요.
What did you do this afternoon?
- I was reading a comic book, but then I went out with a friend.
- I was reading a comic book, but then I went out with a friend.
2. 집에 가다가 친구를 만났어요.
I was going home and I met a friend.
3. 밥을 먹다가 전화를 받았습니다. (Correct) /밥을 먹다가 전화를 왔어요. (Wrong)
I was eating and then answered the phone.
4. 공부를 하다가 졸려서 잤어요.
I was studying and then dozed off, so I slept.
5. 지하철 1호선을 타고 가다가 시청역에서 2호선을 갈아타세요.
Take the subway line 1, and then change to line 2 at City Hall station.
6. 축구를 하다가 넘어져서 다쳤어요.
I was playing soccer and then I felt and got hurt.
7. 잠을 자다가 친구에게 전화가 와서 나갔어요.
I was sleeping and then I got a call from a friend, so I went out.
8. 한국에서 대학교를 다니다가 그녀를 만났어요.
While I went to university in Korea, I met her.
9. 아이가 왜 다쳤어요?
- 야구를 하다가 공에 맞았어요.
Why did the kid get hurt?
- He was playing baseball and then got hit by a ball.
- He was playing baseball and then got hit by a ball.
10. 어디에 다녀오세요?
- 요리를 하다가 파가 없어서 사 왔어요.
Where are you going?
- I was cooking, but then there was no onion, so I went out to buy some.
- I was cooking, but then there was no onion, so I went out to buy some.
11. 잠을 자다가 무서운 꿈을 꿨어요.
I was sleeping and had a scary dream.
12. 친구를 이야기를 하다가 웃었어요.
I was talking to my friend and laughed.
13. 영화를 보다가 잠들었어요.
While watching a movie, I fell asleep.
14. 중국어를 배우다가 너무 어려워서 포기했어요.
I gave up learning Chinese because it was too difficult.
15. 미국에서 회사에 다니다가 한국으로 이사왔어요.
I've worked for a company in America and then I moved in Korea.
13. 영화를 보다가 잠들었어요.
While watching a movie, I fell asleep.
14. 중국어를 배우다가 너무 어려워서 포기했어요.
I gave up learning Chinese because it was too difficult.
15. 미국에서 회사에 다니다가 한국으로 이사왔어요.
I've worked for a company in America and then I moved in Korea.
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