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[wishfullthinkng]

i have a question that no korean seems to be able to answer so far and i have a feeling that one of the budding linguists here at daves might be able to help me.

when using adjectives and verbs in hangul, what is the rule (if there is one) to using "고" vs. "하고" as "and". it seems all nouns use "하고" but there doesn't seem to be any definitive rule for adjectives and verbs which is strange because hangul is all about definitive rules.

can anyone enlighten me (and the handful of koreans i've asked)?

[furtakk]

my korean level is probably only at the higher beginner level, so don't quote me on everything. i'm sure others know better, so maybe someone else can explain a little further.

as far as i know, with adjectives you only need to use 고.

with verbs, it depends entirely on what you are trying to say. 고 can be used when describing 2 separate actions i.e. 숙제를 하고 음악을 들어요 (i'm doing homework and listening to music).

however, there are other ways to connect verbs when they are related or when you are trying to say something else.

집에 가서 밥을 먹었어요 (i went home and ate).

집에 간 다음에 숙제를 할거 예요 (i'm going home and then i will do my homework).

there are probably a ton more, but i can't think of them right now or have not learned them yet.

[nathanrutledge]

Can you give an example of what you're trying to say?

First, verbs and adjectives are the SAME THING in Korean. They all end with -다. Thus, any verb or adjective where you want to say "and" is going to end with 고. 하고 literally means "do also". You can use it for "and" and it's taught for "and" but if you listen to most Koreans, they will frequently use 와 and 과 (depending on the word before consonant/vowel) and 랑.

I asked my university students and the general consensus is that 랑 is the most common in conversation. 와/과 is most common in writing. 하고 is somewhere in the middle. My personal feeling is that it's more academic. My gf usually uses the shorter ones.

As far as rules go, just look at the words. If it's a verb/adjective it ends with 고. SOME of those happen to be 하다 verbs, and thus you get 하고.

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