LEARN + KOREAN / Note 50 TOPIK II

Layered On (-에다가)

에다가 is a beefed-up version of the plain 에 particle, adding a physical sense of depositing one thing onto or into another. Technically you could say 국에 소금을 넣어요 with just 에, but 에다가 is what you’ll actually hear, in the kitchen and in casual speech generally.

국에다가 소금을 넣어요.

gugedaga sogeumeul neoeoyo.

I add salt to the soup.

커피에다가 설탕하고 우유를 넣어요.

keopiedaga seoltanghago uyureul neoeoyo.

I add sugar and milk to coffee.

가방에다가 책을 넣어요.

gabangedaga chaegeul neoeoyo.

I put books in the bag.

티셔츠에다가 청바지를 입어요.

tisyeocheuedaga cheongbajireul ibeoyo.

I wear jeans with a t-shirt.

In Real Life

입다 vs 신다 taught which verb goes with which item. 에다가 answers a different question: what’s stacked on top of what. 스웨터에다가 코트를 입어요 isn’t just “I wear a coat,” it’s specifically “over a sweater.”

스웨터에다가 코트를 입어요.

seuweteoedaga koteureul ibeoyo.

I wear a coat over a sweater.

날씨가 추워서 코트에다가 목도리를 해요.

nalssiga chuwoseo koteuedaga mokdorireul haeyo.

It's cold, so I wear a scarf with a coat.

초밥에다가 간장을 찍어요.

chobabedaga ganjangeul jjigeoyo.

I dip sushi in soy sauce.

In Real Life

찍다 (to dip) is doing a very different job here than in 사진을 찍어요 (to take a photo) from -(으)ㄴ 후에. Same verb, both describing a quick, precise touch, wildly different context.

Vocabulary

Korean	English
소금 sogeum	salt
설탕 seoltang	sugar
넣다 neota	to put in
스웨터 seuweteo	sweater
목도리 mokdori	scarf
간장 ganjang	soy sauce
초밥 chobap	sushi
후추 huchu	pepper
식초 sikcho	vinegar
고추장 gochujang	red chili paste
섞다 seokkda	to mix
양념 yangnyeom	seasoning
맛보다 matboda	to taste
간을 보다 ganeul boda	to check the seasoning
데우다 deuda	to heat up, reheat
조리하다 jorihada	to cook, prepare food
재료 jaeryo	ingredients
볶다 bokkda	to stir-fry
굽다 gupda	to grill, bake
삶다 samda	to boil, parboil