naeil daehoee gaseo sajineul jjigeoyo.

Tomorrow I go to the competition and take pictures.

Breakdown of naeil daehoee gaseo sajineul jjigeoyo.

• 가다: to go
• ~에: destination particle
• ~을: object particle
• 내일: tomorrow
• 찍다: to take a photo
• 사진: picture
• ~서: and then
• 대회: competition

Questions & Answers about naeil daehoee gaseo sajineul jjigeoyo.

Why is 가서 used instead of just 가요? What does the connector -아서/어서 do here?

The form 가서 combines the verb 가다 (to go) with the connective ending -아/어서, which links two actions in sequence.

• 가서 literally means “go and then…”
• It signals that once you go to the competition, you will do something else (in this case, take pictures).
• If you used 가요 alone, you’d only express “I go,” without indicating the follow-up action.

What role does 에 play in 대회에?

The particle 에 marks the target or location of movement:

• 대회에 가다 means “go to the contest/competition.”
• Without 에, 대회 가다 sounds incomplete in Korean.
• 에 can also mark time, but here it’s specifically the “to” in “go to.”

The sentence uses 찍어요, which looks like present tense. How can it mean a future action?

In Korean, the present tense can express a planned or near-future action when you specify a time word like 내일.

• 내일 사진을 찍어요 naturally means “I will take pictures tomorrow.”
• There’s no need for a separate future tense form.

Why is 내일 placed at the beginning of the sentence? Can I move it elsewhere?

Korean word order is flexible, but time expressions commonly come first to set the context. For example:

• 내일 대회에 가서… is most natural.
• You could say 대회에 내일 가서 사진을 찍어요, but it sounds less smooth.
• Placing 내일 first highlights “tomorrow” as the frame for the whole action.

There’s no subject like 저는 or 나는. How do we know who’s doing the action?

Korean often omits the subject when it’s clear from context.

• Here, we assume it’s the speaker (“I”).
• If you needed to emphasize or clarify, you could say 저는 내일… or 나는 내일…, but it’s not required.

What level of politeness is 찍어요? How would it change if I were more or less formal?

찍어요 is the polite informal (also called “요-form” or friendly formal).

• More formal: 찍습니다 (deferential style)
• Less formal (casual): 찍어 (used with close friends or younger people)
• When learning, -어요/아요 is a safe everyday polite style.

Is the object particle 을 in 사진을 찍어요 mandatory? What happens if I drop it?

The object marker 을 clarifies that 사진 is what you’re taking.

• 사진을 찍어요 explicitly “take photos.”
• You can drop it in casual speech (사진 찍어요), and most Koreans will still understand.
• However, including 을 is grammatically clearer, especially in writing.

If I wanted to say “After I go to the competition, I will take pictures,” could I use 간 후에 instead of 가서?

Yes. 간 후에 means “after going.”

• 내일 대회에 간 후에 사진을 찍어요.
• 가서 is more conversational, while 간 후에 is slightly more formal or written style.