-어서

어서 Korean Alternative forms ko -아서 light vowel variant ko -여서 used after ko 하다 verbs and adjectives Etymology ss -어〮셔〮 -é-syé , from ko okm - -어〮 -é infinitive suffix + -셔〮 -syé location postposition. The postposition is from the infinitive of the verb 이시다〮 ìsìtá to be at. It was uncommon in the fifteenth century but increasingly became more widespread.ko:[원인]을 나타내는 연결어미에 대한 통시적 고찰 — <노걸대언해>류를 중심으로 — ko:안주호 2002 Eoneohak 34 133—158 On the historical development of purposive connectives in Korean: Focusing on the Nogeoldae eonhae Pronunciation Suffix -아서 suffix because, since: a suffix used to express that the first clause is the cause or reason to the second clause. ko 미안, 아기-가 시끄러워서 잘 안 들려... Sorry, I can't hear you well because my kid's being noisy. ko 많이 먹어서 배-가 아파졌다. I got a stomachache because I ate too much. by -ing, while -ing: a suffix used to specify the manner or means of the following clause. ko 빗자루-를 써서 청소-를 하자. Let's clean by using the broom. ko 미연-아, 누워서 밥-을 먹지 마라! Miyeon, don't eat while lying down! ko 서서 먹으면 건강-에 안 좋다. If you eat while standing, it is not good for your health. and then, and: a suffix used to indicate that two or more connected actions happen in a sequential order; the first clause usually establishes the state, position, location, or the object of the second clause. ko 철수-는 도서관-에 가서 공부-를 시작했어요. Cheolsu went to the library and then started studying (at the library). ko 라면-을 끓여서 먹었어. I made ramyeon and then ate it. ko 공원-에서 친구-를 만나서 영화-를 보-러 갔다. I met up with my friend at the park and then went to watch a movie (with them). Usage notes For vowel harmony, contractions, and allomorphy, see ko -어#Usage_notes -아/어/여. ko -어서 cannot be used with the tense markers ko -겠- and ko -었- in the standard language, but this is still found in colloquial speech. When in the sense of so, since, ko -어서 cannot be followed by imperative or propositive clauses. The words ko 반갑다, ko 감사하다, ko 고맙다, ko 좋다, ko 죄송하다, and ko 미안하다 commonly follow the ko -어서 clause. Synonyms ko -어 가지고 -고 -으니까 때문 -기에 -길래 -거든 -으므로 -느라고 -는 바람에 덕분 통에 -으매 탓 -더니 -을 테니까 -음으로써 말미암다 -은 나머지 결과 끝 -을세라 -을새 -으로 -에 이상 만큼 만치 -느니만큼 -느니만치 References