마치고

In a sentence

• 수업을 마치고 집에 갔다.

  After finishing the class, I went home.

  Here, '마치고' means 'after finishing' and connects the action of finishing the class to the following action.

• 그는 시합을 마치고 인터뷰를 했다.

  He conducted an interview after finishing the match.

  In this sentence, '마치고' conveys the sequence where finishing the match transitions to doing an interview.

• 마치고 싶었지만 시간이 부족했다.

  I wanted to finish it, but there wasn't enough time.

  Here, '마치고' is part of a phrase expressing the desire to finish something, turned into an unrealized intention due to lack of time.