Decoded Slug: 후에야 [hueya] (Only after)

Korean Grammar Point
후에야 [hueya] (Only after)

후에야 [hueya] (Only after)

Short explanation:

Used to indicate something happened or was realized only after a certain event or time.

Formation:

Noun/Verb(Stem) + (으)ㄴ/는/ㄹ + 후에야 + Verb

Examples:

그녀가 날 떠나고 후에야 난 그녀를 얼마나 사랑하는지 알았어요.
Geunyeoga nal tteonago hueya nan geunyeoreul eolmana saranghaneunji alatseoyo.
Only after she left me did I realize how much I loved her.
시험을 보고 후에야 이 문제의 정답이 무엇인지 기억이 났어요.
Siheomeul bogo hueya i munjeui jeongdabi mueosinji gieogi nasseoyo.
Only after taking the test, I remembered what the correct answer to this question was.
나는 대학을 졸업하고 후에야 진짜로 배워야 할 것이 무엇인지 이해했어요.
Naneun daehageul joreophago hueya jinjjaro baewoya hal geosi mueosinji ihaehaetseoyo.
Only after I graduated from university did I understand what I really should learn.
일을 시작하고 후에야 할 일이 얼마나 많은지 알게 되었어요.
Ileul sijakhago hueya hal ili eolmana manheunji alge doeeosseoyo.
Only after starting to work did I realize how much work there was to do.

Long explanation:

'후에야 [hueya]' is a compound word in Korean composed of '후에', which means 'after', and '야', which means 'only'. It is used when an action or realization takes place only after a certain event or period of time has passed, adding emphasis to the delay or the subsequent impact of that event. The event or time mentioned before '후에야' is a necessary precondition for the action or realization that comes afterwards.
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