다가

다가

Korean

Alternative forms

• 다 (da)

Etymology 1

From 다그다 (dageuda, “(rarely used) move”), from Middle Korean 다ᄀᆞ다 (Yale: tako-ta). First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 다가 (Yale: taka).

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 Middle Korean 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)