Level 1 Lesson 21 / Negative Sentences / 안, -지 않다, 안 하다, 하지 않다Level 1 Lesson 21 / Negative Sentences / 안, -지 않다, 안 하다, 하지 않다
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In this lesson, we are introducing how to form negative sentences in Korean. In Korean you can either add the word ‘안[an]‘ before a verb or conjugate the verb into a negative form by using the verb ending ‘지 않다[ji an-ta]‘ Find out how to do that and also practice with some sample sentences by listening to this lesson and as always, if you have any questions or feedback, we will be more than happy to hear them in the comment box!
Everyone, what do you NOT do? 뭐 안 해요?
Read about this grammar point at the Korean Wiki Project site
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What does 함니다 mean when you say it after your name? (Like you just did at the begining of this lesson)
감사함니다!
Love the lessons! ^_________^
Hi,
We don’t add 합니다 right after our name, but we add 입니다.
For example,
저는 진석진입니다.
저는 안효진입니다.
The 입니다 in the sentence means “to be”.
I’m really bad at conjugating in the past tense, so forgive me ^^
그거 안 읽아요 I didn’t read/ I don’t read?
그거 안 읽아요 > 그거 안 읽었어요.
Thanks for your try! Never give up!
for some reason i feel tempted to say something like “mogo an geh?” ‘mogo’ stemming from the verb ‘mokda’ to eat and ‘an’ being the negative in the sentence and ‘geh’ meaning…well i have to idea lol. this sentence is what automatically popped into my mind though right after finishing the lesson. does it make any sense? or am i just being silly and making things up again? hahah thanks :)
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