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요리를 다 한 뒤에는 냄비와 프라이팬을 깨끗이 씻으세요.yorireul da han dwieneun naembiwa peuraipaeneul kkaekkeusi ssiseuseyo.
Meaning
After finishing cooking, wash the pot and frying pan thoroughly.
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Breakdown of yorireul da han dwieneun naembiwa peuraipaeneul kkaekkeusi ssiseuseyo.
하다hada
to do
~을~eul
object particle
~는~neun
topic particle
와wa
and
Questions & Answers about yorireul da han dwieneun naembiwa peuraipaeneul kkaekkeusi ssiseuseyo.
In 요리를 다 한 뒤에는, what is the role of 다 and why is it separate from 하다?
Why do we say 뒤에는 (with -는) instead of just 뒤에?
뒤에 means “after (doing something),” but adding the topic particle -는 makes 뒤에는 a temporal topic marker. It emphasizes the time frame (“As for after finishing cooking…”). Without -는, you’d still get the sequence, but with -는 you point to that time as the context for the instruction.
How does -(으)ㄴ 뒤에(는) compare to -(으)ㄴ 다음에 and -(으)ㄴ 후에?
All three connect “after doing X” with slight nuance differences:
• 뒤에(는) – everyday, chronological order, slightly topical.
• 다음에 – “once (you’ve finished)… then,” more sequential, common in speech.
• 후에 – more formal or written.
In casual conversation 뒤에 and 다음에 are often interchangeable; 후에 appears in formal writing.
Why does the sentence use 와 in 냄비와 프라이팬? Could we use something else for “and”?