riheoseori kkeutnago keoteuneul yeoreosseo.

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Breakdown of riheoseori kkeutnago keoteuneul yeoreosseo.

• 끝나다: to end
• 리허설: the rehearsal
• 커튼: the stage curtain

Questions & Answers about riheoseori kkeutnago keoteuneul yeoreosseo.

What does 이 in 리허설이 do?

이 is the subject marker. It shows that 리허설 (rehearsal) is the subject of 끝나고.

So in this sentence:

• 리허설이 끝나고 = the rehearsal ended / after the rehearsal ended

A very literal breakdown is:

• 리허설 = rehearsal
• 이 = subject marker
• 끝나고 = ended and / after ending

Because 끝나다 is an intransitive verb, the thing that ends takes a subject marker like 이/가.

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Why is it 끝나고 and not 끝내고?

This is a very common question because the two verbs are related but different:

• 끝나다 = to end, to be finished
  
  • something ends by itself
• 끝내다 = to finish something, to bring something to an end
  
  • someone finishes something

Here, the sentence says:

• 리허설이 끝나고 = the rehearsal ended / after the rehearsal ended

So 끝나다 is correct, because the rehearsal is what ended.

Compare:

• 리허설이 끝났어. = The rehearsal ended.
• 우리가 리허설을 끝냈어. = We finished the rehearsal.

So if the rehearsal itself is the subject, use 끝나다.

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What does -고 mean here?