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Usages of ~go
계산대에서 영수증을 받고 나왔어.gyesandaeeseo yeongsujeungeul batgo nawasseo.
I got the receipt at the checkout counter and left.
퇴근하고 집에서 샤워하고 쉬어요.toegeunhago jibeseo syawohago swieoyo.
After work, I shower at home and rest.
그 아이는 울다가 친구를 보고 바로 웃었어.geu aineun uldaga chingureul bogo baro useosseo.
The child was crying, but after seeing a friend, she smiled right away.
그녀는 택배를 받고 아주 기뻐했어.geunyeoneun taekbaereul batgo aju gippeohaesseo.
She was very happy when she received the package.
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