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Decoded Slug: ~았/었다가 [ass/eossdaga] (Was and then)
Korean Grammar Point
~았/었다가 [ass/eossdaga] (Was and then)
~았/었다가 [ass/eossdaga] (Was and then)
Short explanation:
This grammar point is used to express something that happened in the past, then changed or was followed by another occurrence.
Formation:
Verb + 았/었다가
Examples:
저는 학교에 갔다가 도서관에서 공부를 하러 갔어요.
Jeoneun hakgyoe gassdaga doseogwaneseo gongbureul hareo gasseoyo.
I went to school, and then I went to the library to study.
그는 일을 했다가 집으로 돌아갔어요.
Geuneun ireul haessdaga jibeuro doragasseoyo.
He worked, and then he went home.
나는 친구를 만났다가 영화를 보러 갔어요.
Naneun chingureul mannassdaga yeonghwareul boreo gasseoyo.
I met a friend, and then I went to see a movie.
우리는 점심을 먹었다가 공원에서 산책을 했어요.
Urineun jeomsimeul meogeossdaga gongwoneseo sancharerul haesseoyo.
We ate lunch, and then we took a walk in the park.
Long explanation:
The '~았/었다가 [ass/eossdaga]' grammar structure is used in Korean to denote a change in state, behavior, or situation, signifying that something was one way and then changed. It is typically used with eventive verbs, which describe dynamic events or activities that have an endpoint, and generally follows the sequential events that occurred in the past.