가다가

Korean

Etymology

가— (ga-, “to go”) +‎ 다가 (-daga, “while; and then”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gadaga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gadaga
McCune–Reischauer?kadaga
Yale Romanization?kataka

Verb

가다가 • (gadaga)

  1. A sequential form of 가다 (gada, “to go”): while going; [was] going, and then

Adverb

가다가 • (gadaga)

  1. sometimes, occasionally, now and then
    가끔 가다가 이상한 기분이 들 때가 있다.
    Gakkeum gadaga isanghan gibun-i deul ttae-ga itda.
    Sometimes now and then, I get a weird feeling.

Usage notes

The adverb is more common with topic-marker 는 (neun), or modified by synonymous adverbs such as 가끔 (gakkeum, “occasionally”), than in isolation.

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