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후 vs 고 나서
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Noun + 후: 수업 후, 한 시간 후.
Verb sequences: 먹고 나서 / 먹은 다음에 가요.
Both verb patterns are natural; style chooses rhythm.
Mistake: 먹어요 후 for “after eating.”
Level: elementary. Read both sides of the contrast, say the examples out loud, then write one correct and one incorrect sentence and fix it.
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Examples
수업 후에 만나요.
Let’s meet after class.
숙제하고 나서 게임해요.
I game after doing homework.
Common mistakes
- Translating the English pair word-for-word without checking which Korean form carries the real distinction.
- Treating the two forms as free synonyms after memorizing only one example.
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