-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
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
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
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.