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RuleVerb/adjective stem + -go: links two or more actions or states with "and" (listing or sequence).

Curiosity

You want to join "I eat" and "I go to school" in one sentence. How does Korean connect verbs?

Intuition

-go is the simplest link. It attaches straight to the stem to chain actions in sequence (meokgo gada, "eat and go") or list qualities (ssago jota, "cheap and good"). Its shape never changes, regardless of batchim.

Visualization

gada (dictionary) → ga (stem) → gago. -go attaches straight to the stem.

가다gadadictionary form

Essence

Stem + -go is constant regardless of batchim (meokda→meokgo, gada→gago). It shows time sequence (eat, then go to school) or simple listing (tall and handsome). For the past, you often leave the first clause tenseless and mark tense on the final clause.

Examples

밥을 먹고 학교에 가요.

I eat and (then) go to school.

이 옷은 싸고 예뻐요.

These clothes are cheap and pretty.

동생은 책을 읽고 저는 음악을 들어요.

My sibling reads a book and I listen to music.

Mini-quiz

Attach -go to "meokda" (to eat) for listing/sequence.