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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

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.

It looks similar to past tense, but here it is not a standalone past-tense sentence. It is a verb modifier used before the noun 다음.

So:

• 한 다음에 does not simply mean did
• it means after doing

It shows that the laundry action is completed before the next action happens.

A helpful way to think about it is:

• 한 다음에 = after having done

Because 에 marks the place or target where something is put or hung.

• 건조대에 널다 = to hang something on/onto a drying rack

Here, 건조대 is the location/target of the hanging, not the direct object being acted on by itself.

So:

• 에 = on / onto / at
• 건조대에 널다 = hang it on the drying rack

널고 comes from the verb 널다, which means:

• to hang out
• to spread out to dry

This verb is especially common for laundry.

So:

• 건조대에 널다 = to hang laundry on a drying rack

The -고 part connects it to the next action:

• 널고 ... 써요 = hang it up and ... use ...

Both can involve hanging, but they are used differently.

• 널다: used a lot for laundry, blankets, things spread or hung out to dry
• 걸다: more general, like hanging a coat, picture, or bag

So for clothes after washing, 널다 is the natural verb.

Examples:

• 빨래를 널다 = hang out the laundry
• 옷을 걸다 = hang up clothes
• 액자를 걸다 = hang a picture frame

They do slightly different jobs.

• 한 다음에 clearly marks what happens first
• -고 then links the next actions together

So the structure is:

1. 빨래를 한 다음에 = after doing the laundry
2. 건조대에 널고 = hang it on the drying rack
3. 빨래집게를 써요 = use clothespins

A natural English feel is:

• After doing the laundry, I hang it on the drying rack and use clothespins.

Yes. 쓰다 has more than one meaning.

Common meanings include:

• to write
• to use
• to wear (for some items, like glasses or hats in some contexts)

Here, it means to use:

• 빨래집게를 써요 = I use clothespins

This is a very common everyday use of 쓰다.

빨래집게 means clothespin or laundry clip.

It is made from:

• 빨래 = laundry
• 집게 = clip / tongs / pinching tool

So literally it is something like laundry clip.

Because it is the direct object of 쓰다.

• 빨래집게를 써요 = use clothespins

Here:

• 빨래집게 = the thing being used
• 를 = object marker

Yes. Korean often leaves out the subject when it is obvious from context.

This sentence does not say I, you, or we, but English usually needs one. Depending on context, it could mean:

• I do the laundry, then hang it on the drying rack and use clothespins
• You do the laundry...
• People do the laundry...

The omitted subject is completely normal in Korean.

Yes. After 건조대에 널고, the thing being hung is not repeated.

It is understood from context that it means the laundry or clothes.

So Korean avoids repetition here. A more expanded version would be something like:

• 빨래를 한 다음에 빨래를 건조대에 널고 빨래집게를 써요

But repeating 빨래 there would sound less natural. Korean often drops information that is already clear.

써요 is the informal polite style, also called 해요체.

It is very common in everyday conversation.

Related forms:

• 써요 = polite everyday speech
• 씁니다 = more formal
• 써 = casual/plain intimate speech

So this sentence is polite and natural for normal conversation.

Yes. A few common alternatives are:

• 빨래를 하고 나서 건조대에 널고 빨래집게를 써요.
  • after doing the laundry
• 빨래를 한 후에 건조대에 널고 빨래집게를 써요.
  • 한 후에 is a bit more formal than 한 다음에

All of these are natural, but 한 다음에 is a very clear and learner-friendly way to show sequence.