-아/어다가-a/eodaga

V + -아/어다가 (After doing something and taking the result elsewhere to...)

Meaning: Performs the first action and takes its result to another place to perform the second action.

Conjugation & Pattern

  • Vowels ㅏ, ㅗ + -아다가
  • Other vowels + -어다가 | 하다 -> 해다가
  • Often shortened to -아/어다

Detailed Usage

Both clauses must share the same subject. The first action is completed, and its object/result is moved to a different location where the second action takes place.

Example Sentences

  1. 1

    어제 시장에서 만두를 사다가 집에서 먹었다.

    Eoje sijangeseo mandureul sadaga jibeseo meogeotda.

    Yesterday I bought dumplings at the market and ate them at home.

  2. 2

    과자를 만들어다가 학교 친구들이랑 같이 먹었다.

    Gwajareul mandeureodaga hakgyo chingudeurirang gati meogeotda.

    I made cookies and brought them to school to eat with my friends.

  3. 3

    도서관에서 책을 빌려다가 읽었습니다.

    Doseogwaneseo chaegeul billyeodaga ilgeotseumnida.

    I borrowed a book from the library and read it.

Important Notes

Tense markers (-았/었-, -겠-) cannot be attached before -아/어다가.

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