Korean Grammar Notes TTMIK

Book 1: lesson 21

Two main ways to create negative sentences in Korean:

1. Add 안 before a verb(simple and colloquial)

2. Use the negative verb ending, -지 않다 (more formal, a little more to change)

가다 = to go

집애 가요 = I am going home.

집에 안 가요 = I am NOT going home.

버리다 = to throw away

그거 버렸어요 = I threw it away.

그거 안버렸어요 = I did NOT throw it away.

-지 않다 = basic form

-지 않아요 = Present tense

-지 않았어요 = Past tense

가다 = to go

가지 않다 = to NOT go

가지 않아요 = I DO NOT go.

가지 않았어요 = I DID NOT go.

버리다 = to throw away

버리지 않다 = to not throw away

버리지 않아요 = I DO NOT throw it away

버리지 않았어요 = I DID NOT throw it away