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Connect a reason to a result
Connect a reason to a result.
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A friend asks why you cannot come today.
일이 있어서 오늘은 못 가요.
I have work, so I can’t go today.
Notice the pattern
Use -아/어서 to connect a reason to its result. 일이 있어요 becomes 일이 있어서. With 바쁘다, use 바빠서. Say the reason first.
Try it yourself
Tell your friend why you cannot come today.
Build the Korean sentence: “I have work, so I can’t go today.”
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RETRIEVE BEFORE YOU REVEAL
Say it in your own time.
Say the key sentence without looking, then adapt one detail for your own situation.
일이 있어서 오늘은 못 가요.
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