Korean grammar · Level 5
V-(으)ㄴ 끝에 · N 끝에
After a long … , at last — a result that took a struggle
Taught in Level 5, Unit 8: Kimjang day
Grandma did not just call the house to help — she dithered for ages first. Kimjang, a decision, an exam: some results come only at the end of a long, hard process, and Korean marks that process with -(으)ㄴ 끝에.
Example
몇 달 동안 고민한 끝에 회사를 옮기기로 했어요.
After agonising over it for months, I decided to change jobs.
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Practise it in context · Level 5, Unit 8
Kimjang day
The rule with a table, Sori’s tips, practice that checks itself, a review room and a one-page cheat sheet.
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