-에다가
Korean
Alternative forms
- 에다 (-eda) – contraction
Etymology
From 에 (-e, locative particle) + 다가 (-daga, emphatic marker).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [e̞da̠ɡa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [에다가]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | edaga |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | edaga |
| McCune–Reischauer? | edaga |
| Yale Romanization? | eytaka |
Particle
에다가 • (-edaga)
- (both literal and figurative) right by, right at; an emphatic locative particle
- 침대 옆에다가 컵을 놓았어. ― chimdae yeop-edaga keob-eul noasseo. ― I placed the cup right next to the bed.
- 예술에다가 인생을 바쳤다. ― yesul-edaga insaeng-eul bacheotda. ― He dedicated his life towards art.
- on top of, in addition to; an emphatic particle used in enumeration
- 밥에다가 빵까지 먹으니까 정말 배부르다.
- bap-edaga ppang-kkaji meogeunikka jeongmal baebureuda.
- I am truly full after eating bread on top of rice.
- Emphasizes the object of a comparison
- 2010, “초·중·고 개학 첫날, 반발 속 체벌금지 혼선”, in KBS News:
- 어떻게 교육을 군대에다가 비교를 하십니까?
- eotteoke gyoyug-eul gundae-edaga bigyo-reul hasimnikka?
- How can you compare education to the army?
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Usage notes
- In the locative sense, the particle is only used with transitive verbs. In the enumerating sense, it is also used with intransitives.
Synonyms
- (all definitions, but less emphatic) 에 (-e)