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[Grammar] #17 -(으)ㄴ 후에

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May 31, 2024

after doing

-(으)ㄴ 후에 means “after doing” and is attached to an action verb, indicating the following clause happens after the action in the preceding clause.

dialogue

A: 한국어를 배운 후에 뭐 하고 싶어요?

What do you want to do after learning Korean?

B: 졸업한 후에 한국에서 일하고 싶어요.

I want to work in Korean after graduation.

variants

combines with

: Action verbs

1. -ㄴ 후에

: Verbs with stems ending in a vowel or ㄹ

수업이 끝난 후에 약속이 있어요? (끝나다 + -ㄴ 후에)

Do you have an appointment after class?

보통 퇴근한 후에 운동하러 가요. (퇴근하다 + -ㄴ 후에)

I usually go to exercise after work.

이제부터 생각한 후에 말할 거예요. (장을 보다 + -ㄴ 후에)

From now on, I will (only) speak after giving it some thought.

2. -은 후에

: Verbs with stems ending in a consonant

저녁을 먹은 후에 설거지를 했어요. (먹다 + -은 후에)

I washed the dishes after dinner.

밥을 먹은 후에 커피를 마시러 갈까요? (먹다 + -은 후에)

Shall we go for coffee after eating?

책을 읽은 후에 느낀 점을 이야기해 보세요. (읽다 + -은 후에)

Please talk about what you felt after reading the book.

practice

1. Pick the correct variant.

저녁을 먹_ __ 설거지를 했어요 I washed the dishes after dinner.

(a) -ㄴ 후에 (b) -은 후에

2. Complete the sentence.

__ __ __ ___ 마시러 갈까요?

Shall we go for coffee after eating?

-기 전에 / 밥을 먹다 / 커피를 / -은 후에

3. Unscramble the sentence.

__ __ __ __ __ ____ ___.

Please talk about what you felt after reading the book.

느낀 점을 / 책을 읽다 / -은 후에 / 이야기해 보세요

[answer]

1. (b) 2. 밥을 먹은 후에 커피를 마시러 갈까요? 3. 책을 읽은 후에 느낀 점을 이야기해 보세요.

culture

01:05 — “틀렸어 구속은 이별한 후에 시작돼” means “That’s wrong, restraint starts after a breakup”

00:47 — “너를 보낸 후에 난 너의 목소리가 들리는 걸” means “After letting you go, I hear your voice”

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