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Korean grammar

지 않다

지 안타said like thisji anta

Negative expression

In English: not

A pattern used to express the negative form of a verb.

  • 보고서를 오늘까지 내지 않아도 돼요.

    보고서를 오늘까지 내지 아나도 돼요.said like thisbogoseoreul oneulkkaji naeji anado dwaeyo.

    You don't have to submit the report by today.

  • 돈이 부족해서 살 만한 집을 구하기가 쉽지 않아요.

    도니 부조캐서 살 만한 지블 구하기가 쉽찌 아나요.said like thisdoni bujokaeseo sal manhan jibeul guhagiga swipji anayo.

    It's not easy to find an appropriate house to live in because of the lack of money.

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Grammar data from kimchi-grammar by Alaanor, used under CC BY 4.0. We added the romanization and the pronunciation of each example.