V + -고서 (After doing..., and then...)

Conjugation & Pattern

• Verb stem (V) + -고서
• Emphatic form: V + -고서야 (only after doing...)

Detailed Usage

An emphatic sequential form of '-고'. Both clauses must have the same subject, and the first action must be completed before the second begins.

Example Sentences

1. 1

   저는 아침마다 조깅을 하고서 학교에 옵니다.

   Jeoneun achimmada jogingeul hagoseo hakgyoe omnida.

   Every morning I go jogging and then come to school.

2. 2

   책을 읽고서 친구들과 토론을 했어요.

   Chaegeul ikgoseo chingudeulgwa toroneul haesseoyo.

   I read the book and afterward had a discussion with my friends.

3. 3

   급한 일을 먼저 끝내고서 이야기합시다.

   Geuphan ireul meonjeo kkeunnaegoseo iyagihapsida.

   Let's finish the urgent work first and then talk.