V/A+ 고서

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피 뽑을게요. 소매를 걷고 이쪽으로 팔 내미세요.
I will draw out blood now. Please roll up your sleeves and put your arm out this way.
실은 제가 주사 공포증이 있어서요. 도저히 못 하겠어요.
To be honest, I have a phobia of injections. I can not do it at all.
주사 바늘을 보지 마시고 밖을 보면 괜찮을 거예요.
If you don’t look at the needle, but look outside, it will be okay.
잠깐만요. 저 초음파 검사를 받고서 다시 오면 안 될까요?
Wait. Should I come back after getting a sonogram?
거긴 지금 사람이 많으니까 채혈을 먼저 하고서 가시는 게 좋아요.
Since there are a lot of people over there, it is good to draw the blood first.
그럼 화장실만 잠깐 다녀올게요.
Then I will first stop by the restroom.

V/A+ 고서
It is used with an action verb or descriptive verb stem. It is used after the preceding clause acts first. The behavior or action of the following clause continues to be connected with the preceding clause. Even though ‘-고’ is able to change in order, -고서 emphasizes that the preceding clause is leading the following clause in content.

그 남자는 결혼을 하고서 사람이 달라졌어.
That man has been changed after he got married.

상한 음식을 먹고서 배탈이 났어요.
After I ate the rotten food, I got a stomachache.

편지를 받고서 바로 답장을 못 해서 미안해요.
I am sorry that I could not reply right away after I got your letter.

Related words
피 blood
내밀다 to reach
공포증 phobia
도저히 by no means
접종 vaccination
채혈 blood drawing

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Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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