joreopsigi kkeutnago naseo gajokgwa sajineul jjigeoyo.

subject particle

Breakdown of joreopsigi kkeutnago naseo gajokgwa sajineul jjigeoyo.

• ~을: object particle
• 가족: family
• 끝나다: to end

Questions & Answers about joreopsigi kkeutnago naseo gajokgwa sajineul jjigeoyo.

Why is it 졸업식이 and not 졸업식을?

Because 끝나다 means to end and is an intransitive verb. That means the thing that ends is treated as the subject, so it takes 이/가.

• 졸업식이 끝나다 = the graduation ceremony ends
• 졸업식을 끝내다 = to end/finish the graduation ceremony

So in this sentence, the ceremony is not being actively ended by someone; it is simply ending, which is why 졸업식이 is correct.

What does -고 나서 mean here?

-고 나서 means after doing ..., with a clear sense that the first action happens first, and then the next action happens after that.

So:

• 끝나고 나서 = after it ends

It emphasizes sequence:

1. the graduation ceremony ends
2. then the speaker takes photos with family

This pattern is very common in Korean for showing one completed action followed by another.

Why does the sentence use both 끝나고 and 나서? Isn’t that repetitive?

It can feel repetitive from an English point of view, but in Korean -고 나서 is a fixed grammar pattern.

• 끝나고 by itself can mean and then it ends / after ending
• 끝나고 나서 more clearly stresses after it has ended

So it is not wrong or unnatural. In everyday Korean, -고 나서 is a very normal way to connect actions in order.