-거나 connects verbs or adjectives meaning "or" - presenting alternatives or choices.
Alternatives - 먹거나 마시거나 (eat or drink)
Either/or situations - One or the other
Lists of options - Can chain multiple items
On weekends I watch movies or read books.
For nouns, use (이)나 instead: 커피나 차 (coffee or tea).
-거나 vs (이)나
- 거나 = verbs/adjectives (가거나, 크거나)
- (이)나 = nouns (커피나, 책이나)
Can chain multiple options
- 먹거나 자거나 놀거나 (eat, sleep, or play)
- Last item often just ends normally
Works in any tense
- 갔거나 (went or)
- 갈 거거나 (will go or)
If you are tired, rest or sleep.
Whether it is good or bad, it does not matter.
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