Lesson 9
Situation
- 책상을 두드려요.
= I knock on the desk.
책상을 두드려 대요.
= ___________________ .
*두드리다 = to knock (at/on), to tap (on)
2. 쿠키를 먹어요.
= I eat cookies.
쿠키를 먹어 대요.
= ___________________ .
Meaning
대다 (original meaning)
= to put something on something, to touch something to something
대다 (as a helping verb)
: the main verb action is repeated
Examples
- 어제 저는 여동생을 놀렸어요.
= Yesterday, I teased my younger sister.
어제 저는 여동생을 놀려 댔어요.
= Yesterday, I kept teasing my younger sister (harshly).
*놀리다 = to tease, to make fun of
2. 개가 밤새도록 짖었어요.
= The dog barked all night.
개가 밤새도록 짖어 댔어요.
= The dog kept barking (so hard) all night.
*짖다 = to bark
3. 전 남자 친구가 자꾸 전화해.
= My ex-boyfriend keeps calling me on the phone.
전 남자 친구가 자꾸 전화해 대.
= My ex-boyfriend KEEPS calling me on the phone.
4. 승완이는 항상 자랑을 해서 얘기하고 싶지 않아.
= Seung-wan always boasts about himself so I don’t want to talk to him.
승완이는 항상 자랑을 해 대서 얘기하고 싶지 않아.
= Seung-wan always keeps bragging about himself so I don’t want to talk to him.