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Korean conjugation endings? (Stem + 고, 거나, 지만, etc)?

If I wanted to say "go and..." would it be 가고?

"go or..." = 가거나?

"go but" = 가지만?

Update:

Oh..so I guess my book is wrong

Update 2:

Oh..so I guess my book is wrong

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    10 years ago
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    Everything that you listed is not very commonly used.

    [가고] would be used in situations like:

    우리는 [가고], 너의들은 남고.

    (We [go], you guys stay.)

    [가거나] would be used in situations like:

    지금 [가거나], 나중에 [가거나].

    ([Go] now, or [go] later.)

    [가지만] would be used in situations like:

    우리는 지금 [가지만], 다음에 꼭 다시 올거야.

    (We're [going] now, but we're definitely coming back.)

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    You might have wanted to say things like these instead:

    "Go and..."

    For example, if you wanted to say 'Let us [go and play].'

    Then it would be '우리 [가서 놀자].'

    "Go or..."

    For example, if you wanted to say 'Are we going to [go or not]?'

    Then it would be '우리 [갈거야 말거야]?'

    "Go but..."

    For example, if you wanted to say 'I want to [go but I can't].'

    Then it would be '난 [가고 싶지만 못가].'

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    But these are also many other endings, such as:

    가야하지만.../가야돼지만...

    I need to go, but...

    가면 안돼지만...

    I shouldn't leave, but...

    가서...

    Go and...

    가면...

    When you go...

    And more ^^

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