V+(으)니까

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Reason or cause Discovery

Reason or cause

so, because

It expresses the reason or cause for something. Commonly used to explain the reason for one’s actions or to express to provide justification for something.

Example

이번 주는 바쁘니까 다음 주에 합시다.

I'm busy this week, so let's do that next week.

Discovery

when, do something only to discover

It expresses the discovery of a fact or situation. The first clause is the action and the second clause is about the discovery. This form can only be used with action verbs.

Example

아침에 회사에 가니까 아무도 없었어요.

When I went to the office in the morning, no one was there.
어제 백화점에 가니까 세일을 하고 있었어요.

When I went to the department store yesterday, they were having a sale.

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