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Today, we’ll see how to form sentences using the Korean grammar pattern “Verb + (으)ㄴ 후에” and “Noun + 후에” with some example sentences.
Before this we learnt about " Verb + 기 전에 and Noun + 전에 " Korean grammar pattern.
" Verb + (으)ㄴ 후에 " is used when the speaker wants to express something ' after a certain time or action. '
Same is the case with nouns as well but instead of adding (으)ㄴ after 후에 we simply use 후에 after the nouns.
Let's try to understand this with some example sentences :
- 난 저녁 먹은 후에 숙제할 거야.
I’ll do my homework after supper.
- 손님들이 간 후에 나는 침대보를 다 벗겨 냈다.
After the guests had gone, I stripped all the beds.
- 우리는 사업을 시작한 후 재정적인 문제에 맞닥뜨렸다.
We ran into financial problems after starting our business.
In the above three examples you can clearly see the usage of (으)ㄴ 후에 with verbs and 후에 with Noun.
The rule to conjugate Verb + 기 전에 :
In the case 1 : Verb stem ending with a consonant.
When the verb stem after removing 다 ends with a consonant then ~은 후에 is added after the verb stem.
Eg :
- 먹다 - 먹은 후에
- 듣다 - 들은 후에
In the case 2 : Verb stem ending with a vowel.
When the verb stem after removing 다 ends with a vowel then ~ㄴ후에 is added after the verb stem.
Eg :
- 가다 - 간 후에
- 자다 - 잔 후에
In the case 3 : Verb stem ending with 하
When the verb stem after removing 다 ends with 하 then ~ㄴ후에 is added after the verb stem.
Eg :
- 공부하다 - 공부한 후에
- 운동하다 - 운동한 후에
In the case 4 : Nouns + 후에
In the case of nouns you simply have to add ~후에 after the nouns.
Eg:
- 시작 후에
- 한 달 후에
Example sentences with Verb + (으)ㄴ 후에 :
1. 그는 저녁을 먹은 후에 잠이 드는 버릇이 있었다.
He had a habit of falling asleep after dinner.
2. 내 말을 끝까지 다 들은 후에 무슨 말이든 해.
Hear me out before you say anything.
3. 일단은 제가 군대 가기 전과 군대 간 후에 습관이 하나 바뀌었어요.
First of all, one of my habits changed before and after I joined the military.
4. 생각해 보니까 산 후에 못 입는 게 아직 있어요.
Now that I think about it, there are still things I bought that I can’t wear.
5. 우리가 이 집을 산 후에 집값이 많이 떨어졌어요.
Since we bought this house, the house prices have dropped a lot.
6. 생물학을 공부한 후에 언어학으로 전공을 바꾼 이유가 있으세요?
Why did you change your major to linguistics after studying biology?
7. 내가 운동 후에 좋아진 것을 보여줄게. 이게 전후 비교 사진이야.
I'll show you how I improved after working out. This is the before-and-after picture.
Example sentences with Noun + 후에 :
9. 이 아름다운 하루를 시작한 후에 아이들은 보통 아빠와 하루를 보냅니다.
After this beautiful start to the day, children usually spend the day with their dads.
10. 또 다른 아파트는 한 달 후에 비습니다.
Another apartment will be vacant in a month.
11. 나는 2년 후에 은퇴할 생각이다.
I'm thinking of retiring in two years.
12. 주인은 2년 후에 계약을 중단하였다.
The owner terminated the contract after two years.
13. 수업이 2분 후에 시작해!
Class starts in 2 minutes!
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