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Lesson 9

Situation

 

  1. 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

 

  1. 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 .
= 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.