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빨래를 한 다음에 건조대에 널고 빨래집게를 써요.ppallaereul han da-eume geonjodaee neolgo ppallaejipgereul sseoyo.
Meaning
After doing the laundry, I hang it on the drying rack and use clothespins.
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Breakdown of ppallaereul han da-eume geonjodaee neolgo ppallaejipgereul sseoyo.
하다hada
to do
~를~reul
object particle
~에~e
location particle
쓰다sseuda
to use
Questions & Answers about ppallaereul han da-eume geonjodaee neolgo ppallaejipgereul sseoyo.
What does 빨래 mean here?
빨래 can mean laundry or washing clothes, depending on context.
In this sentence, it appears in two different ways:
- 빨래를 하다 = to do the laundry
- 빨래집게 = clothespin / laundry clip
So even though the same word appears twice, it is doing two different jobs:
- first as laundry
- then as part of the compound noun 빨래집게
Why is it 빨래를 한 다음에 instead of 빨래를 하다 다음에?
Because Korean uses the grammar pattern:
- V-(으)ㄴ 다음에 = after doing V
The verb 하다 changes to 한 before 다음에:
- 하다 → 한 다음에
- 빨래를 한 다음에 = after doing the laundry
So 한 다음에 is the correct grammar form here.
Why does 한 look like past tense?