《↶learn korean》Lesson 9: Korean Negative Imperatives

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Positive Imperative Negative Imperative

Informal Do - 해 (hae) Don't - 하지마 (ha-ji-ma)

Formal Do - 해요(hae-yo) Don't - 하지마요 (ha-ji-ma-yo)

Honorific Do - 하세요(ha-se-yo) Don't - 하지마세요 (ha-ji-ma-se-yo)

Informal negative

Rule : Take 다 (da) off from basic form of verbs and attach 지마 (ji-ma) to it.

Example : Do - 하다 (ha-da) - 하지마 (ha-ji-ma)

Eat - 먹다 (muk-da) - 먹지마 (muk-ji-ma)

Go - 가다 (ga-da) - 가지마(ga-ji-ma)

Write - 쓰다 (sseu-da) - 쓰지마(sseu-ji-ma)

Formal negative

Rule : Attach 요 (yo) to informal form.

Example : Do - 하다 (ha-da) - 하지마 (ha-ji-ma) - 하지마요 (ha-ji-ma-yo)

Eat - 먹다 (muk-da) - 먹지마 (muk-ji-ma) - 먹지마요 (muk-ji-ma-yo)

Go - 가다 (ga-da) - 가지마 (ga-ji-ma) - 가지마요 (ga-ji-ma-yo)

Write - 쓰다 (sseu-da) - 쓰지마 (sseu-ji-ma) - 쓰지마요 (sseu-ji-ma-yo)

Honorific negative

Rule : Take 다(da) off a plain form of verbs and attach 지마세요(ji-ma-se-yo)

Example : Do - 하다 (ha-da) - 하지마세요 (ha-ji-ma-se-yo)

Go - 가다 (ga-da) - 가지마세요 (ga-ji-ma-se-yo)

Wear - 입다 (ib-da) - 입지마세요 (ib-ji-ma-se-yo)

Wash - 씻다 (ssit-da) - 씻지마세요 (ssit-ji-ma-se-yo)

Smile - 웃다 (oot-da) - 웃지마세요 (oot-ji-ma-se-yo)

Play - 놀다 (nol-da) - 놀지마세요 (nol-ji-ma-se-yo)

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