Korean conjuction ~고 나서
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Verb + 고 나서
In the Korean language, -고 나서 is used to say "after doing something" or "after having done something".
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저는 저녁을 먹고 나서 설거지했어요.
Korean
저
저녁
먹다
설거지하다
English
I
evening, dinner
to eat
to wash dishes
After dinner, I washed the dishes.
저는 저녁을 먹고 나서 설거지하+였+어요.
숙제를 하고 나서 한국어를 공부해요.
Korean
숙제를 하다
한국어
공부하다
English
to do homework
Korean language
to study, to learn
I study Korean after I do my homework.
숙제를 하고 나서 한국어를 공부하+여요.
아버지가 잡지를 읽고 나서 출근하셨어요.
Korean
아버지
잡지
읽다
출근하다
English
father
magazine
to read
to go to work
My father went to work after reading the magazine.
아버지가 잡지를 읽고 나서 출근하+시+었+어요.
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Vowels: a, e, i, o, u
Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j
Syllable: Bra-zil (2 syllables), Ar-gen-ti-na (4), In-di-a (3), Viet-nam (2), thin-king (2), beau-ti-ful (3), good (1)
Batchim: is a final consonant in a syllable. → Bra-zil (batchim: 'l'), Ar-gen-ti-na (batchims: 'r' and 'n'), In-di-a ('n'), Viet-nam ('t', 'm')
Romanization: is a conversion of text (not pronunciation ! ) from different writing system (Korean, Arabic, Russian, etc.) to the Roman (Latin) alphabet.
IPA: is an alphabetic system of phonetic (pronunciation) notation.
Noun: road, user, sister, table, sky
Pronoun: I, my, we, you, they, her
Verb: to go, to study, to think, to feel
Adjective: cold, kind, hungry, curious, expensive
Adverb: quickly, nicely, never, exactly, urgently
Preposition: from, to, on, in, with, till
Conjuction: and, because, if, but, while
Declarative sentence: I learn Korean.
Interrogative sentence: Do you learn Korean?
Imperative sentence: You must learn Korean!
Exclamative sentence: Wow, you learn Korean!
Verb / Adj. stem in Korean: part of a verb or adj. which is left after removing the last syllable -다 ( e.g. 가다 → 가, 예쁘다 → 예쁘, 듣다 → 듣 ).