V+다가

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Change of action

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Expresses the speaker's interruption of one action to immediately start another action.

Example

밥을 먹다가 전화를 받았습니다.

I was eating when I received a phone call.
누워서 영상을 보다가 핸드폰을 손에서 놓쳤어요.

I was lying down watching a video when I dropped my phone.

while I was doing

It can also be used to express that the action in the first clause continues while the action in the second clause occurs.

Example

This pattern is used in

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