Lesson 80 · Where You Put It: N에다가
Hyeju’s Beginner Korean · Lesson 80 · Grammar
Where You Put It: N에다가
Learn Where You Put It: N에다가 with form rules, natural examples, common mistakes, romanization, and six practice questions with answers.
Introduction / Review
에다가 can emphasize the place where something is put, written, attached, or added. It can also introduce an addition. Begin with concrete destinations for an action, such as putting a book on a desk.
N = noun; V = action verb; A = descriptive verb. Romanization is a reading aid.
Today’s Grammar / Explanation
- Attach 에다가 directly to a noun: 책상에다가, 공책에다가, 커피에다가. Final consonants do not change the particle.
- Use a suitable action: 놓다 (put), 쓰다 (write), 넣다 (put in), 붙이다 (attach). Compare 책상에 책이 있어요, a plain location statement.
- In a suitable context, 에다가 can mark addition: 커피에다가 빵도 주문했어요 (“I ordered bread in addition to coffee”). 도 helps make the additive reading clear.
Examples
책상 위에다가 책을 놓아요.
chaeksang wiedaga chaegeul noayo
I put a book on the desk.
공책에다가 이름을 써요.
gongchaegedaga ireumeul sseoyo
I write my name in a notebook.
가방에다가 물을 넣어요.
gabangedaga mureul neoeoyo
I put water in my bag.
벽에다가 사진을 붙여요.
byeogedaga sajineul butyeoyo
I attach a photo to the wall.
커피에다가 우유를 넣어요.
keopiedaga uyureul neoeoyo
I add milk to coffee.
커피에다가 빵도 주문했어요.
keopiedaga ppangdo jumunhaesseoyo
I ordered bread in addition to coffee.
Compare with similar grammar
LESSON 12
Place + 에
열쇠를 책상 위에 놓으세요.에 alone is fine. 에다가 puts extra focus on the spot where you put something.
Review Lesson 12 →LESSON 81
N에게로
공이 아이에게로 굴러갔어요.Movement toward a person, not placing something somewhere.
Look ahead: Lesson 81 →LESSON 78
-아/어 놓다
우유를 냉장고에다가 넣어 놓았어요.Often used together: put it somewhere and leave it there.
Review Lesson 78 →| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 에다가 | on / into (the spot you put it, stressed) | 가방에다가 넣어요 |
| 에다 | short form of 에다가 | 여기에다 쓰세요 |
| 에 | plain location | 가방에 넣어요 |
| 에서 | from (taking something out) | 가방에서 꺼내요 |
Common mistakes
책상에다가 책을 놓아요 can often be shortened to 책상에 책을 놓아요. The longer particle highlights the target of placement. It is not a replacement for activity-location 에서 in 도서관에서 공부해요.
에다가 is for placing an object somewhere. For sitting, just use 에.
Putting something in → 에(다가). 에서 means “from”.
For people, use 한테/에게.
에다가 is written as one unit with no space.
Mini practice · six questions
All sentences below are new. Try each one before opening the answer.
- Fill in the blank이 서류는 저 상자___ 넣어 주세요.
Check answer
이 서류는 저 상자에다가 넣어 주세요.
The spot where you put it → 에다가.
- Fill in the blank이 컵___ 물을 좀 따라 주세요.
Check answer
이 컵에다가 물을 좀 따라 주세요.
Pouring into the cup → 컵에다가.
- Choose the correct form우산은 문 옆(에다가 / 에서) 두세요.
Check answer
에다가
Where to put the umbrella → 에다가.
- Choose the correct form지갑(에다가 / 에서) 돈을 꺼냈어요.
Check answer
에서
Taking money out of the wallet → 에서 (from).
- Find and fix the mistake동생에다가 책을 빌려줬어요.
Check answer
동생한테 책을 빌려줬어요.
For a person, use 한테.
- Say it in KoreanPlease write your name here.
Check answer
여기에다가 이름을 써 주세요.
여기에다가 stresses the exact spot. 여기에 is also fine.
Today’s Key Point
Use 에다가 for where you put or add something, and 에서 for where an action happens: 책상에다가 놓아요 vs. 책상에서 공부해요.
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