Negation In this lesson we’re going to learn about negation in Korean, using 아니다, 안 V, or V-지 않다. N이/가 아니다 ────────────────── -> This is the antonym of 이다, and means “to not be”. -> In informal polite form it is conjugated as 아니에요. -> You combine this verb only with -이/가 attached to a noun. -> It is never used when negating verbs or adjectives, ONLY nouns. EXAMPLES 저는 학생이 아니에요 I am not a student 그 것은 물이 아니에요. 술이에요. That (thing) is not water. It is alcohol. V-지 않다 ────────────────── MEANING: We already know how to say "I study Korean", or "It is pretty". To make these "I do not study Korean" and "It is not pretty", you add -지 않다 to the verb stem. Using -지 않다 -> Verb stem+지 않다 -> Remove 다 to get the verb stem. Regular and irregular verbs are treated the same. -> -지 is attached to the verb stem and there is a space between -지 and 않다. EXAMPLES -> The verb being negated is in parenthesis I do not study Korean. (공부하다) 한국어를 공부하지...
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