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TOPIK 5adverb

덩달아

deongdara [덩다라]

덩달아 + 웃다/기뻐하다/따라 하다

following others, along with others, likewise

Example

친구가 웃자 나도 덩달아 웃었어요.

When my friend laughed, I laughed along too.

Word parts

From 덩달다 'to follow along without one's own reason'.

Good to know

Implies you joined in because others did, not for your own reasons.