No. 763 in Korean
것이고
"것이고" is a grammatical construction meaning "and it is a thing that" or "and it is."
In a sentence
이것은 내 숙제의 일부분인 것이고, 나머지는 나중에 제출할 것이다.
This is a part of my homework, and the rest I will submit later.
It is used as a connective form, combining two related ideas with "것이고" functioning as "is a part of... (and)."
네가 원하는 것이고, 나는 너를 도와줄게.
It's what you want, and I will help you.
The word "것이고" is used to relate an individual's desire to the resulting action of helping.
이 결과는 우리가 함께 이룬 성과인 것이고, 모두를 자랑스럽게 한다.
This result is an achievement accomplished together, and it makes everyone proud.
Here, "것이고" ties an achieved result to its impact on feelings of pride.
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