yageul meokgo nanikka gichimi deol nayo.

After taking medicine, I cough less.

Breakdown of yageul meokgo nanikka gichimi deol nayo.

• ~이: subject particle
• ~을: object particle
• 약: medicine
• 덜: less

Questions & Answers about yageul meokgo nanikka gichimi deol nayo.

What does 먹고 나니까 mean here?

먹고 나니까 means something like after taking it / once I took it / now that I’ve taken it.

It is built from:

• 먹다 = to eat, to take
• -고 나다 = to finish doing something
• -니까 = because / when / now that

So 약을 먹고 나니까 gives the idea:

• after I took the medicine
• once I had taken the medicine
• now that I’ve taken the medicine

In this sentence, it connects the first action to the result that follows: the coughing happens less after taking the medicine.

Why is 먹다 used for medicine? Why not a verb meaning drink?

In Korean, 약을 먹다 is the normal expression for to take medicine, even if the medicine is a liquid.

So:

• 약을 먹다 = to take medicine

This is just the standard Korean way of saying it. English separates eat, drink, and take medicine, but Korean often uses 먹다 for medicine.

What does 덜 mean?

덜 means less or not as much.

So:

• 기침이 덜 나요 = I cough less / the coughing is less severe

It shows a reduction, not a complete stop.

Compare:

• 기침이 안 나요 = I don’t cough
• 기침이 덜 나요 = I cough less

So this sentence means the medicine helped, but the cough has not necessarily disappeared completely.