받다가

In a sentence

• 그는 친구에게 선물을 받다가 행복해졌다.

  He became happy while receiving a gift from a friend.

  Here, '받다가' is used to indicate an ongoing or interrupted action—receiving a gift, which is then connected to a resulting state of happiness.

• 나는 어머니에게 용돈을 받다가 동생과 나누기로 결정했다.

  I decided to share with my sibling while receiving allowance from my mother.

  In this sentence, '받다가' is utilized to describe the initial act of receiving allowance, leading to the decision of sharing.

• 그녀는 질문을 받다가 대답하기로 했다.

  She decided to answer while being asked questions.

  Here, '받다가' emphasizes the act of being in the process of receiving questions before making the decision to answer.