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.
아침에 김치랑 밥을 먹고 나와서 오후까지 든든했어.achime gimchirang babeul meokgo nawaseo ohukkaji deundeunhaesseo.
I ate kimchi and rice in the morning before leaving, so I felt full until the afternoon.
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