V+ 어/아/여 가다

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여기 내 청첩장이야. 와서 축하해 줘.
Here are my wedding invitations. Come and congratulate me.
결혼식이 한 달밖에 안 남았네. 결혼 준비는 잘돼 가?
The wedding is only a month away. Is the wedding planning going well?
혼수랑 예단은 생략하기로 해서 준비할 게 별로 없어.
Since we decided to skip any furnishings, home appliances, and wedding presents, there is not much to prepare for our wedding.
잘됐다. 내가 도와줄 건 없어?
That's great. Is there anything I can help you with?
혹시 부케 받아 줄 수 있어?
Could you possibly receive the bouquet?
남자 친구도 없는 나한테 부케를 받으라고?
You want me to receive the bouquet when I don't even have a boyfriend?

V+ 어/아/여 가다
It is used with an action verb stem and it indicates that the action is going to continue toward the end continuously.

‘-아 가다' is used if the last syllable of action verb stem is ‘ㅏ,ㅗ', ‘- 어 가다' is used if the last syllable of the other vowels arises ‘ ㅓ, ㅜ, ㅡ, ㅣ' . ‘ -여(해) 가다' is used if ‘하-’ is used.

죽어 가는 환경을 살립시다.
Let's make a difference in our hopeless environment.

이번 학기가 거의 끝나 가서 아쉬워요.
I feel sad because our semester is getting almost over.

숙제를 다해 가니까 조금만 기다려 주세요.
Please, wait for a minute since I almost have finished my assignment.

Related words
청첩장 wedding invitation
혼수 furnishings and home appliances (for the home you'll live in after the wedding)
예단 wedding presents (given by the bride to the groom's family)
생략 skip
부케 bouquet

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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