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Negation & Questions
안/못/지 않다 negation, question words and sentence-final endings
안/못 vs 지 않다/지 못하다
short vs long negation comparison
short / long negation
Short form more colloquial; long form more emphatic
이/가 아니다 — is not
i/ga anida — is not
i/ga anida
Negation of 이다: 학생이 아니에요
한국어 의문사 정리
Korean question words summary
question words
뭐, 누구, 어디, 언제, 왜, 어떻게, 얼마, 몇
몇 — how many / what number
myeot — how many / what number
myeot
몇 명이에요? = How many people? 몇 시예요? = What time?
어떤 — what kind of / which
eotteon — what kind of / which
eotteon
어떤 음식을 좋아해요? = What kind of food do you like?
-(으)ㄹ까요? — shall we?
-(eu)lkkayo? — shall we?
-(eu)lkkayo
갈까요? = Shall we go?
-(으)ㄹ래요? — would you like to?
-(eu)llaeyo? — want to / will you?
-(eu)llaeyo
같이 갈래요? = Do you want to go together?
죠? / 지요? — right? (tag)
jyo? / jiyo? — right? (tag question)
-jyo
맞죠? = Right? (seeking confirmation)
왜냐하면 ~ 때문이에요
because — waenahameun ... ttaemun
waenahameun
왜냐하면 바빠서요 = Because I'm busy
부정 대답 강조: 전혀, 절대
emphatic negative answers
jeonhyeo / jeoldae
전혀 몰라요 = have no idea at all