Question

사람의 진가는 죽고 나서야 비로소 알 수 있습니다 -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

It is not until a man dies that you can tell his real worth

Front	사람의 진가는 죽고 나서야 비로소 알 수 있습니다
Back	It is not until a man dies that you can tell his real worth
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 사람의 진가는 죽고 나서야 비로소 알