V+ 었다가/았다가/였다가

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네, 고객님. 무엇을 도와드릴까요?
Yes, the customer. What can I help you with?
제 노트북 화면이 안 나와서요.
My notebook computer has a black screen.
제품 전원을 한번 껐다가 켜 보시겠어요?
Why don’t you turn off the power of the product and turn it on again?
잠시만요. 아까는 안 됐는데 지금은 되네요.
Wait a minute. It didn't work a while ago but it is now working.
다른 불편한 점은 없으십니까?
Is there anything else that is inconvenient?
없어요. 또 문제가 생기면 전화할게요. 고맙습니다.
No. If I have a problem again, I will call you. Thank you.

V+ 었다가/았다가/였다가
It is used to indicate a certain action has stopped and has changed into a different action. The action verbs used in the preceding and latter clauses have opposite meanings.

저는 새 구두를 신었다가 불편해서 벗었어요.
I put on the new shoes but took them off because they were not comfortable.

저는 버스를 탔다가 교통카드가 없어서 내렸어요.
I got on the bus but I got off because I didn't have a transportation pass.

언니가 영화표를 예매했다가 취소했어요.
My elder sister booked movie tickets but she canceled them.

Related words
전원 a power
끄다 to turn off
되다 to work
점 anything
문제 a problem
벗다 to take off
교통카드 a transportation pass

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