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Negation & Questions

안/못/지 않다 negation, question words and sentence-final endings
안 + 동사 — short negation
an + verb — short negation
an
안 먹어요 = don't eat (habitual/volitional)
못 + 동사 — inability
mot + verb — can't
mot
못 가요 = can't go (inability/prevention)
동사 + 지 않아요
verb + ji anayo (long negation)
-ji anayo
먹지 않아요 = don't eat (more emphatic)
동사 + 지 못해요
verb + ji motaeyo (long can't)
-ji motaeyo
가지 못해요 = can't go (long form)
뭐 — what
mwo — what
mwo
뭐 먹어요? = What are you eating?
누구 — who
nugu — who
nugu
누구예요? = Who is it?
어디 — where
eodi — where
eodi
어디 가요? = Where are you going?
언제 — when
eonje — when
eonje
언제 와요? = When are you coming?
왜 — why
wae — why
wae
왜요? = Why? (polite one-word question)
어떻게 / 얼마 — how / how much
eotteoke / eolma — how / how much
eotteoke / eolma
어떻게 가요? = How do I get there? 얼마예요? = How much?