-고 나다
-go nada
after finishing doing
Attaches to a verb stem to indicate that the preceding action has been completed before the following clause takes place; often combined with '-면' or '-서/-니' to mean 'once (something) is done.'
Form
- Attaches to
- Verb, Auxiliary
Meanings
- 1
An expression used to indicate that the act denoted in the preceding statement has finished.
앞에 오는 말이 나타내는 행동이 끝났음을 나타내는 표현.
※ 동사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.
Examples
봄이라 그런지 밥만 먹고 나면 잠이 쏟아졌다.
Maybe because it was spring, I'd get sleepy the moment I finished eating.
세 시간 정도 설거지에 주방 청소까지 하고 나니 무척 힘들었다.
After spending about three hours washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen, I was exhausted.
어려운 일을 극복하고 나면 정신적으로 성숙하게 된다.
Once you overcome a hard time, you grow more mature.
숙제는 다 하고 나서 놀아라. 벌써 다 했어요! 저 놀다 올게요!
Finish your homework before you play. I already finished! I'm going out to play!
숙제는 다 하고 나서 놀아라.
Finish your homework before you play.
벌써 다 했어요! 저 놀다 올게요!
I already finished! I'm going out to play!
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
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Forms with a close meaning — a favourite source of wrong answers on TOPIK.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-고 나다’ mean?
2. Which form means “after finishing doing”?