Verbs Negation
Negation is called bu jeong in Korean. Korean negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement into its opposite denial. Please see the structure below and see the difference compared to the English sentence structure.
English Negation | Korean Negation |
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he is not here | 그는 여기 없습니다 |
that is not my book | 저것은 나의 책이 아닙니다 |
do not enter | 들어가지 마시오 |
Please see the example below.
English Negation | Korean Negation |
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I don't speak | 나는 말하지 않습니다 |
he doesn't speak | 그는 말하지 않습니다 |
we don't speak | 우리는 말하지 않습니다 |