Finish First, I’ll Handle It -고 나서

You and your housemate are dividing the chores. First finish the washing-up, then clean the floor. “I’ll do this, so please do that” turns two jobs into an agreement.

Finish the First Step

Verb stem + -고 나서 places the next action after the first has been completed: 씻고 나서, 먹고 나서. It makes completion clearer than a simple -고 list. -(으)ㄴ 후에 can often describe the same sequence.

Make Your Part the Basis for a Request

-(으)ㄹ 테니까 combines a plan or expectation with a reason for what follows. With a first-person commitment: 제가 청소할 테니까…. With a prediction: 비가 올 테니까…. Use -ㄹ after a vowel or ㄹ and -을 after another consonant.

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