Korean grammar - Verb negation with 지 않다 |
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We previously saw the use of the particle 안 to negate phrases. But this can be clumsy and can get lost in the middle of complicated sentences. Negation using the pattern Verb stem + 지 않다 is more emphatic and much more likely not to be missed. • Present tense: Verb stem + 지 않아요 • Past tense: Verb stem + 지 않았어요 |
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지금 비가 오지 않아요.
Now it is not raining. |
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김치는 맵지 않아요.
Kimchi is not spicy. |
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기차가 오지 않아요.
The train does not come. |
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영미는 숙제하지 않아요.
Youngmi does not do homework. |
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그는 택시를 타지 않았어요.
He did not ride a taxi.
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어젯밤에 눈이 오지 않았어요.
It did not snow last night. |
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우리는 영화를 보지 않았어요.
We did not watch a movie. |
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바빠요? 아니요, 바쁘지 않아요.
Are (you) busy? No, (I) am not busy. |
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저는 소고기는 먹지 않아요.
I do not eat beef.
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지난 어젯밤에 저녁을 먹지 않았어요.
I didn’t eat dinner last night.
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