#Unit_Lessons 53: Negative Expressions - Word Negation

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~ Word Negation:

~ Grammar Focus:

Negative sentences can be made either by negating the entire sentence or be negating a word. When making a negative sentence by negating a word, 이다 is changed 아니다, 있다 is changed to 없다, and 알다 is changed to 모르다. Of these, 아니다 is written in the form 이/가 아니다, but when used in the spoken form, 이/가 is often omitted.

In Conversation:

A 민우 씨가 학생이에요? A Is Minu a student? B 아니요, 학생이 아니에요. 선생님이에요. B No, he’s not a student. He’s a teacher. (=아니요, 학생이 아니라 선생님이에요.)

A 오늘 시간 있어요? A Do you have some time today? B 아니요, 오늘 시간 없어요. 바빠요. B No, I don’t have any time today. I’m busy.

A 일본어를 알아요? A Do you know Japanese? B 아니요, 몰라요. B No, I don’t know Japanese.

source courtesy of: Korean grammar in use ^^

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