-(으)ㄴ 후에
Quick answer: -(으)ㄴ 후에 means after doing — the second thing happens later.
How to form it
No final consonant → -ㄴ 후에 · final consonant → -은 후에 · the first action happens first
In Korean: 받침 X → -ㄴ 후에 받침 O → -은 후에 앞의 일이 먼저입니다
What to know
In level 1 you said 그리고 to string two things together. -(으)ㄴ 후에 says which one came first, so the order is fixed. The verb in front is always past in meaning even though it does not look past.
Examples
- 수업 후에 모여요.We meet after class.
- 밥을 먹은 후에 공부해요.I study after I eat.
- 공지를 본 후에 연락하세요.Get in touch after you have seen the notice.
Where it's taught
HanDa Level 2 (TOPIK I), Lesson 4: 금요일이나 토요일에 모여요 — We meet on Friday or Saturday. Also in the Level 2 book.
Practise -(으)ㄴ 후에 out loud
In the HanDa app this is Level 2, Lesson 4 — drills, a speaking check and an AI teacher that corrects what you say. Free for 7 days.