가다가

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Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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가다가 (gadaga)

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

Adverb

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가다가 (gadaga)

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

Usage notes

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