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Learning the Korean Negation is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Korean language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Korean.
Korean negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy). Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Korean Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | 부정 - bu jeong |
| he is not here | 그는 여기 없습니다 - geu neun yeo gi eopt seup ni da |
| that is not my book | 저것은 나의 책이 아닙니다 - jeo geos eun na ui chaeg i a nip ni da |
| do not enter | 들어가지 마시오 - deur eo ga ji ma si o |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Korean.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Korean placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Korean vocabulary.
| English Negation | Korean Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | 나는 말하지 않습니다 - na neun mal ha ji anh seup ni da |
| I don't write | 나는 쓰지 않습니다 - na neun sseu ji anh seup ni da |
| I don't drive | 나는 운전하지 않습니다 - na neun un jeon ha ji anh seup ni da |
| I don't love | 나는 사랑하지 않습니다 - na neun sa rang ha ji anh seup ni da |
| I don't give | 나는 주지 않습니다 - na neun ju ji anh seup ni da |
| I don't smile | 나는 미소를 짓지 않습니다 - na neun mi so reur jit ji anh seup ni da |
| I don't take | 나는 가져가지 않습니다 - na neun ga jyeo ga ji anh seup ni da |
| he doesn't speak | 그는 말하지 않습니다 - geu neun mal ha ji anh seup ni da |
| he doesn't write | 그는 쓰지 않습니다 - geu neun sseu ji anh seup ni da |
| he doesn't drive | 그는 운전하지 않습니다 - geu neun un jeon ha ji anh seup ni da |
| he doesn't love | 그는 사랑하지 않습니다 - geu neun sa rang ha ji anh seup ni da |
| he doesn't give | 그는 주지 않습니다 - geu neun ju ji anh seup ni da |
| he doesn't smile | 그는 미소를 짓지 않습니다 - geu neun mi so reur jit ji anh seup ni da |
| he doesn't take | 그는 가져가지 않습니다 - geu neun ga jyeo ga ji anh seup ni da |
| we don't speak | 우리는 말하지 않습니다 - u ri neun mal ha ji anh seup ni da |
| we don't write | 우리는 쓰지 않습니다 - u ri neun sseu ji anh seup ni da |
| we don't drive | 우리는 운전하지 않습니다 - u ri neun un jeon ha ji anh seup ni da |
| we don't love | 우리는 사랑하지 않습니다 - u ri neun sa rang ha ji anh seup ni da |
| we don't give | 우리는 주지 않습니다 - u ri neun ju ji anh seup ni da |
| we don't smile | 우리는 미소를 짓지 않습니다 - u ri neun mi so reur jit ji anh seup ni da |
| we don't take | 우리는 가져가지 않습니다 - u ri neun ga jyeo ga ji anh seup ni da |
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