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N에다가 — on · in · to this exact spot — where you put, write or send something
On · in · to this exact spot — where you put, write or send something. Korean grammar for upper beginner learners — Level 2A, lesson 6: 소포를 부치고 돈을 찾아요 (Sending a parcel and taking out money — errands).
What it means
에다가 is a stronger 에 for the exact place where you put, write, stick or send something: 여기에다가 쓰세요 'write it here', 가방에다가 넣었어요 'I put it in my bag'. It is the same with or without 받침, and in speech it is often shortened to 에다: 여기에다 쓰세요. Use it with verbs that move something to a place — 넣다, 놓다, 쓰다, 붙이다, 보내다 — not with 가다, 오다 or 있다: 학교에 가요, not 학교에다가 가요. For a person use 에게: 친구에게 보내요; for a place such as an account or an address use 에다가: 이 계좌에다가 보내 주세요. Plain 에 is never wrong in these sentences — 에다가 just points at the spot more clearly.
Forms
| Pattern | When | Example |
|---|---|---|
| N에다가 | with or without 받침 — the spot where something is put, written, stuck or sent | 여기 + 에다가 → 여기에다가 |
Key points
- N에다가 = on · in · to that exact spot, with verbs that put something somewhere: 여기에다가 쓰세요 · 가방에다가 넣어요
- Same with or without 받침 · in speech often 에다 · not with 가다 · 오다 · 있다: 학교에 가요
Examples
- 여기 → 여기에다가. 가방 → 가방에다가.
- 여기에다가 이름을 쓰세요.
- 편지에다가 우표를 붙였어요.
- 이 계좌에다가 돈을 보내 주세요.
Where university textbooks teach it
This point also appears in: Yonsei University Korean 2-1, lesson 5.