No. 705 in Korean
데다
"데다" means "to burn" or "to scald."
In a sentence
그는 늦게 일어났던 데다 아침도 거르고 나왔다.
He woke up late, and in addition, he skipped breakfast.
In this sentence, '데다' is used to mean 'in addition to', connecting consequences of certain actions or states.
비가 오던 데다 바람도 많이 불었다.
It was raining, and on top of that, it was very windy.
Here, '데다' implies that another adverse condition compounded the situation.
일찍 도착했던 데다 짐도 가볍게 챙겨왔다.
I arrived early, and furthermore, I packed lightly.
In this context, '데다' adds an additional favorable condition to the situation.
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