Korean Lessons ᚛ Level 6 - Upper-Intermediate Korean #1 (Lessons 151 to 180) ᚛ Lesson 159 - The result through effort in Korean [-(으)ㄴ 끝에]
The result through effort in Korean [-(으)ㄴ 끝에]
The result with -(으)ㄴ 끝에
In the previous chapter, we saw that we can express the result of an action thanks to the -(으)ㄴ 결과 form. There is another way to express the result of an action when that result was hard to obtain and required time or effort. For this, we use the following structure:
[Action: … Past adjectival form] 끝에 [Result]
In English, the -(으)ㄴ 끝에 structure can be translated with expressions such as "finally", "at last", "after" or any other turn of phrase showing a result obtained through effort.
3시간 동안 걸은 끝에 드디어 설악산 정상에 도착했어.
→ After walking for 3 hours, we finally reached the top of Seoraksan.
그들은 오래 고민한 끝에 결혼식 날짜와 신혼여행지를 정했습니다.
→ After deliberating for a long time, they settled on a wedding date and a honeymoon destination.
2시간 동안 토론한 끝에 재현이를 설득할 수 있었어요.
→ After debating for 2 hours, I was finally able to convince Jaehyun.
오랜 재활 치료를 받은 끝에 다시 걸을 수 있게 됐다.
→ After a long period of rehabilitation treatment, he was finally able to walk again.
1년 동안 금주한 끝에 건강해지고 살도 빠졌어요.
→ After 1 year without drinking alcohol, he became healthier and lost weight as well.
대화를 많이 나눈 끝에 헤어지기로 했어.
→ After talking things over at length, we finally decided to break up.
Differences between -(으)ㄴ 결과 and -(으)ㄴ 끝에
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The result with 끝에 after a noun
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