Breakdown of angkoreuga kkeutnago gwangaegi toejanghaesseo.
끝나다kkeutnada
to end
관객gwangaek
the audience
앙코르angkoreu
the encore
퇴장하다toejanghada
to exit a venue
Questions & Answers about angkoreuga kkeutnago gwangaegi toejanghaesseo.
What does -고 in 끝나고 mean here?
Here, -고 connects two actions/events:
- 앙코르가 끝나고 = the encore ended, and / after the encore ended
- 관객이 퇴장했어 = the audience left
In this sentence, -고 is best understood as showing a natural sequence: first the encore ended, then the audience left.
So it can feel like:
- The encore ended, and the audience left.
- After the encore ended, the audience left.
It does not strongly emphasize cause. It mainly links the events in order.
Why is it 끝나고, not 끝내고?
Because 끝나다 and 끝내다 are different verbs:
- 끝나다 = to end / to be over
- intransitive
- 끝내다 = to end something / to finish something
- transitive
In this sentence, the encore itself is ending:
- 앙코르가 끝나다 = the encore ends
If you used 끝내다, you would need someone actively ending it:
- 가수가 앙코르를 끝냈어 = The singer ended the encore
So 앙코르가 끝나고 is the natural form here.
Why do both nouns use -이/가: 앙코르가, 관객이?