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Usages of ~eoseo
버스에서 내려서 집으로 돌아갔어.beoseueseo naeryeoseo jibeuro doragasseo.
I got off the bus and went back home.
퇴근 후에 사무실로 돌아가서 서류를 제출했어.toegeun hue samusillo doragaseo seoryureul jechulhaesseo.
After work, I returned to the office and submitted the documents.
집까지 걸어서 한 시간 정도 걸려.jipkkaji georeoseo han sigan jeongdo geollyeo.
It takes about an hour to walk home.
딸기를 씻어서 컵에 담아 두면 후식으로 먹기 편해.ttalgireul ssiseoseo keobe dama dumyeon husigeuro meokgi pyeonhae.
If you wash strawberries and put them in a cup, they’re easy to eat as dessert.
딸기를 씻어서 그릇에 담아 두었어요.ttalgireul ssiseoseo geureuse dama dueosseoyo.
I washed the strawberries and put them in a bowl.
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