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TOPIK 3conjunction

그러자

geureoja

A. 그러자 B. (B is a reaction that follows A)

thereupon, and then, at that

Example

제가 웃었어요. 그러자 아기도 따라 웃었어요.

I smiled. At that, the baby smiled too.

Word parts

그러다 'to do so' + -자 'as soon as'.

Good to know

Only for past events in stories; for 'if you do that' use 그러면 instead.