-고 나서

go naseo

Grammar · 1 sense

After, and then, and so

Examples

저는 밥을 먹고 나서 숙제를 할 거예요.

I will do my homework after eating.

저는 저녁을 먹고 나서 텔레비전을 봐요.

I watch TV after eating dinner.

When you'd hear it

This is a neutral pattern common in everyday speech and writing. Learners will hear it in conversations, dramas, and plans about what happens next.

What learners get wrong

Unlike -고, -고 나서 highlights that the first action is completed before the next begins. It is close to -(으)ㄴ 후에, but -(으)ㄴ 후에 is somewhat more formal and written.

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Can -고 나서 describe repeated routines?
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