The -고 (-ko) verb is mainly used to connect to sentences just the way English uses ‘and’ to connect phrases that may or may not stand alone as a phrase. Unlike the English ‘and’ the -고 verb is used with these two meanings:
- does this and also…
- having done or been [so and so] and then…
When -고 is used to break a long sentence into parts, the actions linked by the -고 verb normally happens alongside each other. Below are some samples of its use:
- [and also] 나한테는 가방을 주고, 언니한테는 꽃을 드렸어요 (Nahanteneun jugo, eonnihanteneun kkocheul deuryeosseoyo) He gave me a bag and gave my sister flowers. Note that the past tense is apply only in the verb at the end, this is because verbs in -고 form does not take tenses.
- [and then] 나는 아침을 먹고 도서관에 갔어요 (Naneun achimeul mokko doseogwane kasseoyo) I ate lunch and then went to the library.
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