데다

This is the 705th most frequent Korean word.


데다

"데다" means "to burn" or "to scald."


In this sentence, '데다' is used to mean 'in addition to', connecting consequences of certain actions or states.

그는 늦게 일어났던 데다 아침도 거르고 나왔다.

He woke up late, and in addition, he skipped breakfast.


Here, '데다' implies that another adverse condition compounded the situation.

비가 오던 데다 바람도 많이 불었다.

It was raining, and on top of that, it was very windy.


In this context, '데다' adds an additional favorable condition to the situation.

일찍 도착했던 데다 짐도 가볍게 챙겨왔다.

I arrived early, and furthermore, I packed lightly.