-고 is often used in the sense of parallelism to put several stories together.

But it is also used to tell a story in sequence along the flow of time.

Here we will practice another nuance of -고 and its usage.

Stories along the time line.

Talking through the sequence of actions.

To tell a story in chronological order, -고 is the following image.

A Story in Time.

①아침을 먹어요.
I have breakfast.

그리고 학교에 가요.
Then I go to school.

①+②
↓↓↓

③밥을 먹 학교에 가요.
I have breakfast.and then go to school.

One action ends, then the next begins.

The previous action or situation is over, and then we move on.

It’s like putting these into one sentence.

Use “-고” in time series with verbs only.

Here 고 will be the combination with verbs only.

Av + -고

보다 + -고 = 보
먹다 + -고 = 먹
입다 + -고 = 입
끝나다 + -고 = 끝나
식사하다 + -고 = 식사하

※Av = an action verb

점심은 먹고 와요.
Come after lunch.
(먹다)
연락을 받고 바로 집을 나갔습니다.
I left home as soon as I got the call.
(받다)
차를 안 가지고 놀러 갔어요.
We went out without a car.
비밀번호를 입력하고 확인 버튼을 누르십시오.
Please enter your PIN and press the confirm button.
(입력하다)

Let’s separate this from the parallel expression -고.

How to use “-고” and notes.

The content cannot be swapped before or after.

When speaking in chronological order, the front and back of a sentence cannot be interchanged.

회의를 마치고 집에 갑니다.
I’m leaving the meeting and going home.
태풍 뉴스를 보고 친구한테 연락했어요.
I saw the news about the hurricane and called my friend.
저는 항상 현금을 안 가지고 다녀요.
I don’t always carry cash.ん
사고 소식 듣고 많이 놀랐습니다.
I was very surprised when I heard about the accident.

If the content of the previous and next sentences are interchanged, the story may not be true, and the sentence may not be complete.

The subject matter should not be disjointed.

For chronological nuances, be careful that the subject is always one.

밥을 안 먹고 일하면 힘이 안 들어가요.
If I work without eating, I have no strength.
(Chronological nuances)
난 돈까스를 먹고 동료는 카레를 먹었어요.
I had tonkatsu and my coworker had curry.
(Parallel expressions)
은경씨는 소주를 마셨고 지수씨는 맥주를 마셨습니다.
Eun-gyung drank soju and Ji-su drank beer.
(Parallel expressions)

Different subjects are parallel expressions -고, which changes the sentence into a sentence with different nuances.

Try making sentences while thinking about “what to do and then what to do next.”