Negation (Not)
Target: 지 않다 (ji anta)
Long form negation pattern.
Structure
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Verb Stem + 지 않다.
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More formal/emphatic than '안'.
Meaning
"I do not do X."
Example:
* 가지 않아요. (I generally don't go / I'm not going).
In Context
먹지 않아요.
I don't eat it.
맵지 않습니다.
It is not spicy.