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==Description==  | ==Description==  | ||
| − | '''Verb + 지 말다''' :   | + | '''Verb + 지 말다''' : This construction is used to negate the '''imperative''' and the '''propositive''' mode. While the negation particle "-지" is attached to the main verb, the auxiliary verb "말다" is conjugated with the appropriate imperative or propositive verbal ending.  | 
===Notes===  | ===Notes===  | ||
| − | *  | + | * "말다" is a "ㄹ irregular verb" (ㄹ 불규칙 동사), thus it loses the ㄹ consonante in some conjugations (please refer to [[ㄹ irregular verbs]])  | 
==Pronunciation==  | ==Pronunciation==  | ||
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|Comment1 =  | |Comment1 =  | ||
|Korex2 = 여기에서 담배를 피우지 마십시오.  | |Korex2 = 여기에서 담배를 피우지 마십시오.  | ||
| − | |Engex2 =   | + | |Engex2 = Don't smoke here.  | 
|Comment2 =  | |Comment2 =  | ||
| − | |Korex3 =  | + | |Korex3 = 그렇게 하지 마!  | 
| − | |Engex3 =  | + | |Engex3 = Don’t do it like that!  | 
| − | |Comment3 =  | + | |Comment3 = Informal  | 
| − | |Korex4 =  | + | |Korex4 = 미술관에서 사진을 찍지 마세요.  | 
| − | |Engex4 =  | + | |Engex4 = Please don’t take pictures in the art museum.  | 
|Comment4 =  | |Comment4 =  | ||
| − | |Korex5 =  | + | |Korex5 = 가위를 들고 뛰지 마세요  | 
| − | |Engex5 =  | + | |Engex5 = Don't run with scissors  | 
| − | |Comment5 =  | + | |Comment5 =    | 
| − | |Korex6 =  | + | |Korex6 = 무서워하지 마세요  | 
| − | |Engex6 =  | + | |Engex6 = Don't be afraid  | 
| − | |Comment6 =  | + | |Comment6 = With an adjective, the structure becomes A아/어하지 말다  | 
| − | |Korex7 =  | + | |Korex7 = 너무 빨리 먹지 마세요.  | 
| − | |Engex7 =  | + | |Engex7 = Don’t eat your food too fast!  | 
|Comment7 =  | |Comment7 =  | ||
| − | |Korex8 =  | + | |Korex8 = 여기에 오줌을 싸지 마세요  | 
| − | |Engex8 =  | + | |Engex8 = Don’t pee here  | 
|Comment8 =  | |Comment8 =  | ||
| − | |Korex9 =  | + | |Korex9 = 조형물에 앉지 마십시오.  | 
| − | |Engex9 =  | + | |Engex9 = Please don’t sit on the sculpture.  | 
|Comment9 =  | |Comment9 =  | ||
| − | |Korex10 =    | + | |Korex10 = 벌써 밤 10시예요. 전화하지 마세요.  | 
| − | |Engex10 =  | + | |Engex10 = It's already 10 p.m. Don't call me.  | 
| − | |Comment10 =  | + | |Comment10 =  | 
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Latest revision as of 00:43, 20 September 2020
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Description
Verb + 지 말다 : This construction is used to negate the imperative and the propositive mode. While the negation particle "-지" is attached to the main verb, the auxiliary verb "말다" is conjugated with the appropriate imperative or propositive verbal ending.
Notes
- "말다" is a "ㄹ irregular verb" (ㄹ 불규칙 동사), thus it loses the ㄹ consonante in some conjugations (please refer to ㄹ irregular verbs)
 
Pronunciation
- Special pronunciation rule?
 
Conjugation Rule
| Pattern | Case | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rule 1: | Verb + 지 말다 | If there is no 받침 or if the adjective/verb stem has ㄹ as a 받침 | |
| Rule 2: | Verb + 지 말다 | If there is a 받침 at the end of the adjective/verb stem | 
Sentence Examples
| Korean | English | Notes | 
|---|---|---|
| 지하철 안에서 음식을 먹지 마세요. | Don't eat (food) inside the subway. | |
| 여기에서 담배를 피우지 마십시오. | Don't smoke here. | |
| 그렇게 하지 마! | Don’t do it like that! | Informal | 
| 미술관에서 사진을 찍지 마세요. | Please don’t take pictures in the art museum. | |
| 가위를 들고 뛰지 마세요 | Don't run with scissors | |
| 무서워하지 마세요 | Don't be afraid | With an adjective, the structure becomes A아/어하지 말다 | 
| 너무 빨리 먹지 마세요. | Don’t eat your food too fast! | |
| 여기에 오줌을 싸지 마세요 | Don’t pee here | |
| 조형물에 앉지 마십시오. | Please don’t sit on the sculpture. | |
| 벌써 밤 10시예요. 전화하지 마세요. | It's already 10 p.m. Don't call me. | 
See Also