Mar 24, 2023
negatives
negative expressions
1. - 지 않다 (negative sentence ending)
2. - 안 (before a verb)
지 않다:
to make a sentence negative, we add 지 to the verb stem, following with 않다 (not conjugated)
present tense: 지 않아요
past tense: 지 않았어요
ex)
가다 = to go
가지 않아요 = (i) don’t go.
가지 않았어요 = (i) didn’t go.
먹다 = to eat
먹지 않아요 = (i)don’t eat.
먹지 않았어요 = (i)didn’t eat.
자다 = to sleep
자지 않아요 = (i) don’t sleep.
자지 않았어요 (i) didn’t sleep.
안:
the negative 안 is an abbreviation of 아니, which takes the meaning of “no”. Just simply add 안 before the verb or adjective stem.
This version is simpler because you do not have to worry about tenses.
ex)
가다
안 가요
먹다
안 먹어요
자다
안 자요
practice:
1. 이 가방은 무겁습니다.
= this luggage is heavy.
2. 한국어는 어렵다.
= korean is difficult.
3. 저는 슬펐어요.
= i am feeling sad.
4. I did tell a lie.
저는 거짓말 했어요.
5. 청소하다
= to clean
6. 필요하다
= to need
7. 일하다
= to work
8. 요리하다
= to cook
9. 연습하다
= to practice
10. 사랑하다
= to love
11. 비싸
= expensive
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