Korean grammar · Level 1 · 1급
V/A-지 않아요
The long negative
-지 않아요 means the same as 안, added to the stem instead of placed in front. It sounds a little more careful, and it works with every verb, including noun + 하다 verbs.
Examples
박물관은 멀지 않아요.
The museum isn't far.
저는 커피를 마시지 않아요.
I don't drink coffee.
주말에는 일하지 않아요.
I don't work at weekends.
Practise it in context · Level 1, Unit 9
What will you do this weekend?
A dialogue with audio, practice that checks itself, Hoya’s mistakes, a reading and a writing task.
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