아/어 대다

Excessive Action Form

In English: To keep doing something excessively

This expression is used to show that something is done too much and keeps happening.

• 동생이 계속 울어 대서 머리가 아파요.

  동생이 계속 우러 대서 머리가 아파요.said like thisdongsaengi gyesok ureo daeseo meoriga apayo.

  My younger sibling kept crying too much, so I have a headache.

• 고양이가 밤에 울어 대서 잠을 못 잤어요.

  고양이가 바메 우러 대서 자믈 몯 자써요.said like thisgoyangiga bame ureo daeseo jameul mot jasseoyo.

  The cat kept crying at night, so I couldn't sleep.

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