Usage: - The grammar can also be used with some adjectives to indicate the change from one state to another. (example 16, 17) Verb +-다가: Examples: 1. 아까 낮에 뭐 했니? What did you do this afternoon?
I was going home and I met a friend.
I was eating and then answered the phone.
I was studying and then dozed off, so I slept.
Take the subway line 1, and then change to line 2 at City Hall station.
I was playing soccer and then I felt and got hurt.
I was sleeping and then I got a call from a friend, so I went out.
While I went to university in Korea, I met her.
Why did the kid get hurt?
Where are you going? 11. 잠을 자다가 무서운 꿈을 꿨어요. I was sleeping and had a scary dream. 12. 친구를 이야기를 하다가 웃었어요. I was talking to my
friend and laughed. 15. 미국에서 회사에 다니다가 한국으로 이사왔어요. 16. 날씨가 맑다가 갑자기 흐려졌어요. It was sunny and suddenly became cloudy. 17. 밖이 조용하다가 점점 시끄러워졌어요. It was quiet outside, but gradually became noisy. 18. 양파를 썰다가 손가락을 다쳤어요. While cutting onions, I hurt my finger. 19. 뛰어 가다가 계단에서 미그러졌어요. While running, I slipped on the stairs. 20. 좋은 일이 있어요? 왜 그렇게 웃어요? - 길을 가다가 5만원을 주웠어요. Do you have any good news? Why are you laughing like that? - While going on the street, I picked up 50,000 won. |