hoeuiga kkeutnago naseo jihacheoreul tayo.

object particle

Breakdown of hoeuiga kkeutnago naseo jihacheoreul tayo.

• ~가: subject particle
• 끝나다: to end
• 회의: meeting

Questions & Answers about hoeuiga kkeutnago naseo jihacheoreul tayo.

Why is it 회의가 and not 회의를 or 회의는?

Because 끝나다 means to end (intransitive). The meeting is the thing that ends by itself, so it takes a subject marker: 회의가 끝나요 = The meeting ends.

• 회의를 would go with a transitive verb like 끝내다 (to finish/end something): 회의를 끝내고 나서… = After finishing the meeting…
• 회의는 (topic marker) is also possible if you want to set the meeting as the topic/contrast: 회의는 끝나고 나서 지하철을 타요 (often with a contrast like “but…” or “as for the meeting…”).

What exactly does 끝나고 나서 mean, and why use both -고 and 나서?

-고 나서 is a very common set phrase meaning after doing X, then Y.
In 끝나고 나서, the verb is 끝나다 → 끝나- + -고 나서.
Using both isn’t “double after”; it’s just the standard grammar pattern V-고 나서. It often emphasizes that X is completed first, and then Y happens.

Is there a difference between 끝나고 나서 and 끝난 후에?