《↶learn korean》Lesson 6: Negative Sentences in Korean

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Negative Sentences

Basic negative word is 아니다 (not).

Basic Sentence: A is B---A 는 B입니다

Negative Sentence : A is not B. -- A는 B가(이) 아닙니다.

If Word B has a bottom consonant, we use 이.

If Word B has no bottom consonant, we use 가.

Practice

1) I am a student. - 나는 학생입니다.

( na-neun-hak-saeng-im-ni-da)

I am not a student. - 나는 학생이 아닙니다

(na-neun-hak-saeng-ee-ah-nim-ni-da)

2) That is a school- 저것은 학교입니다.

(ju-gu-seun-hak-gyo-im-ni-da)

That is not a school - 저것은 학교가 아닙니다

(ju-gu-seun-hak-gyokga-ah-nim-ni-da)

Basic Sentence: A go to B - A는 B에 갑니다.

Negative Sentence A don't (doesn't) go to B -- A는 B에 가지않습니다.

--A는 B에 안갑니다.

Note that word 않습니다 has mixed bottom consonant ㄶ

(ㅎdoesn't make any sound.)

Practice

1) I go to school.- 나는 학교에 갑니다

(na-neun-hak-gyo-eh-gam-ni-da)

I don't go to school- 나는 학교에 가지않습니다.

(na-neun-hak-gyo-eh-ga-ji-an-seum-ni-da)

- 나는 학교에 안갑니다

(na-neun-hak-gyo-eh-an-gam-ni-da)

2) They went to the park.-그들은 공원에 갔습니다.

(geu-deul-eun-gong-won-eh-gat-seum-ni-da)

They didn't go to the park - 그들은 공원에 가지않았습니다.

(geu deul-eun-gong-won-eh-ga-ji-an-gat-seum-ni-da)

- 그들은 공원에 안갔습니다.

(geu-deul-eun-gong-won-eh-an-gat-seum-ni-da)

3) Are you a student? - 당신은 학생입니까?

(dang-shin-eun-hak-saeng-im-ni gga?)

Aren't you a student? - 당신은 학생이 아닙니까?

(dang-shin-eun-hak-saeng-ee-ah-nim-ni-gga?)

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