syawohago naseo geoureul dakkayo.

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Breakdown of syawohago naseo geoureul dakkayo.

• 샤워하고 나서: after showering
• 거울: mirror
• 닦다: to wipe

Questions & Answers about syawohago naseo geoureul dakkayo.

What does -고 나서 mean in 샤워하고 나서?

-고 나서 means after doing something.

So:

• 샤워하고 나서 = after showering
• 거울을 닦아요 = (I) wipe the mirror

This pattern shows that the first action happens first, and then the second action happens after it.

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Why is it 샤워하고 instead of just 샤워?

샤워 by itself is a noun borrowed from English, meaning shower.

To say to shower, Korean usually uses 샤워하다:

• 샤워 = shower
• 샤워하다 = to shower

Then:

• 샤워하-
  • -고 → 샤워하고

So 샤워하고 나서 comes from 샤워하다.

You can also say 샤워를 하고 나서, which means the same thing.
The version without 를 is very common.

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Is -고 나서 the same as just and then?

Not exactly.

• -고 by itself often means and, and then, or simply connects two actions.
• -고 나서 more clearly means after doing X, then Y.

So:

• 샤워하고 거울을 닦아요 = I shower and wipe the mirror / I shower, then wipe the mirror
• 샤워하고 나서 거울을 닦아요 = After showering, I wipe the mirror

The second one emphasizes that the shower is completed first.

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