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Where to put the word 'not' in a sentence?
In Korean: 'an' = 'not' (I would use actual Korean letters but it won't let me copy and paste the letter n without the letter I which would be no in Korean when paired with the letter a, so annoying if you're following me)
But where does 'an' go in a sentence? E.g. This is a woman - I neun yeoja ida (where would I place 'an' to say 'this is not a woman'?)
1 Answer
- Anonymous8 years ago
an- is a prefix that goes in front of a verb
yeoja anida.
여자 아니다.
= to not be a woman
ineun sounds a little odd when talking about a person try, isaram
isaram yeojaeyo.
이사람 여자에요.
= this person is a woman
isaram yeoja anieyo.
이사람 여자아니에요.
= this person is not a woman.
You could also say isarameun, although the -eun suffix is unnecessary in this sentence as it is obvious who the subject is. If you add -eun, it is emphasising the fact that this particular person is the subject of the sentence, it suggests that this person is a woman, but someone you were talking about earlier was not.
Source(s): http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/lessons/l1l8/ http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/lessons/l1l21/