Not — Korean grammar

-지 않다

Not

-ji anta

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Auxiliary verb indicating negation.

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Indicate the negative sentence form (-not-)

  • ▸ 교통이 복잡하지 않아요.

    There is no traffic.

  • ▸ 숙제가 어렵지 않아요.

    The homework is not difficult.

  • ▸ 여기에서 가깝지 않아요.

    It's not far from here.

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- Adjective / Verb + 지 않다

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