-고 해서

-고 해서 gives one reason among several: 'partly because …, (and so)'.

이유·원인Reason & cause

Han: -고 해서 explains a decision already made; for a suggestion -(으)ㄴ/는데 sounds natural.

Examples

날씨도 좋고 해서 공원에 산책 갔어요.The weather was nice (among other reasons), so I went for a walk in the park.

피곤하고 해서 오늘은 일찍 잘게요.I'm a bit tired and all, so I'll go to bed early today.

주말이고 해서 친구들을 초대했어요.It was the weekend and so on, so I invited friends over.

-고 해서vs-아/어서-아/어서 states the reason; -고 해서 softens it as just one of the reasons.

V/A+고 해서

N+(이)고 해서

피곤하다 → 피곤하고 해서, 주말 → 주말이고 해서

Wrong: ~~날씨가 좋고 해서 산책할까요?~~

Right: 날씨도 좋은데 산책할까요?

-고 해서 explains a decision already made; for a suggestion -(으)ㄴ/는데 sounds natural.

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