Question

텐트를 치고 나서, 우리는 시내로 갔어요 -고 나서 can only be used with verb stems.The pattern links two clauses which subjects can be same or different.-고 나서 should be replaced by -아/어서 if the stem belongs to a motion verb. I.e., -고 나서 is not used with verbs like 가다, 나가다, 오다, 나오다, 들어가다, 눕다, 앉다, 만나다, and so on.

Accepted Answer

After we put up our tents, we went to a creek

Front	텐트를 치고 나서, 우리는 시내로 갔어요
Back	After we put up our tents, we went to a creek
Notes	-고 나서 can only be used with verb stems. The pattern links two clauses which subjects can be same or different. -고 나서 should be replaced by -아/어서 if the stem belongs to a motion verb. I.e., -고 나서 is not used with verbs like 가다, 나가다, 오다, 나오다, 들어가다, 눕다, 앉다, 만나다, and so on.

고 나서 텐트를 치고 우리는 시내로 갔어요 Put