에다가 (edaga) means "onto, in addition to".
Indicates adding something onto a location or existing thing.
Checked against the official learner dictionary from the National Institute of Korean Language
- 에 e + 다가 daga. In speech it often shrinks to 에다 eda.
Build it
When to use it
Putting it somewhere
With verbs like 넣다 neota, 놓다 nota, 쓰다 sseuda.
On top of
One thing added to another.
Adding numbers
Saying "plus" in simple math.
Watch out
Use it for places and things, not people.
It needs a verb that puts or adds something. For going, use 에 e.
In context
8 examples- 1
커피에다가 설탕을 넣으세요.
Keopiedaga seoltangeul neoeuseyo.
Put sugar into the coffee.
- 2
여기에다가 놓으세요.
Yeogiedaga noeuseyo.
Put it right here.
- 3
가방은 의자에다가 놓으세요.
Gabangeun uijaedaga noeuseyo.
Put your bag on the chair.
- 4
컵에다 물 좀 따라 줄래?
Keobeda mul jom ttara jullae?
Could you pour some water into the cup?
- 5
메모지에다가 전화번호를 적었어요.
Memojiedaga jeonhwabeonhoreul jeogeosseoyo.
I wrote the phone number down on a sticky note.
- 6
라면에다가 계란을 넣으면 더 맛있어.
Ramyeonedaga gyeraneul neoeumyeon deo masisseo.
Ramyeon tastes better with an egg in it.
- 7
감기에다가 두통까지 생겼어요.
Gamgiedaga dutongkkaji saenggyeosseoyo.
On top of the cold, now I've got a headache too.
- 8
밥에다가 김치를 올려 먹어요.
Babedaga gimchireul ollyeo meogeoyo.
I put kimchi on my rice and eat it.
Practice
8 questions친구에다가 선물을 줬어요.
Chinguedaga seonmureul jwosseoyo.
I gave my friend a present.
에다가 vs 에
에 e on its own is usually enough. 에다가 puts a little more weight on the spot where something lands:
- 책상에 놓으세요. chaeksange noeuseyo "Put it on the desk."
- 책상에다가 놓으세요. chaeksangedaga noeuseyo "Put it there, on the desk."
For people: 한테다가
에다가 is for places and things. When the thing goes to a person, the casual form is 한테다가 hantedaga:
- 친구한테다가 맡겼어요. chinguhantedaga matgyeosseoyo "I left it with my friend."
Piling things up: 에다가 … 까지
에다가 often teams up with 까지 kkaji, "even", to stack one problem on another:
- 비에다가 바람까지 불어요. biedaga baramkkaji bureoyo "On top of the rain, it's windy too."
Hanja in this lesson
Words from the examples that are written with Chinese characters. Tap a character to see its page.
Look it up in the dictionary
The entry for 에다가 in two trusted Korean dictionaries.
