tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959078912423093594.post1730350931700620438..comments2023-10-02T01:02:57.993+09:00Comments on Bruce, The Korean: Q&Abruce, the koreanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733336903822664846noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959078912423093594.post-86647400415058297862023-09-19T16:49:18.731+09:002023-09-19T16:49:18.731+09:00I am very happy to have found your blog. It is ver...I am very happy to have found your blog. It is very clear and complete. I am a teacher myself, Spanish, and find the way you explain the rules easy to understand. Funny enough, now I find more similarities between Spanish and Korean ways of expression. I will be going to Korea soon, I hope I can implement what I have learn so far. Thank you Isabelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959078912423093594.post-86806852224441766412021-11-15T16:36:32.371+09:002021-11-15T16:36:32.371+09:00Thank You !!!!!Thank You !!!!!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088248494940405061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959078912423093594.post-31893508507253245732021-11-15T08:03:01.274+09:002021-11-15T08:03:01.274+09:00thank yog for letting me know there was a problem....thank yog for letting me know there was a problem. i found a typo in "negation" link and fixed. it's now available. thank you again!!bruce, the koreanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733336903822664846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959078912423093594.post-22240968077300470062021-11-15T00:13:50.687+09:002021-11-15T00:13:50.687+09:00hi! your blog is helpful for anyone who wants to ...hi! your blog is helpful for anyone who wants to learn Korean! I noticed however that the part relating to the "negation" is no longer available :(Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088248494940405061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959078912423093594.post-46109714935850528002021-06-01T20:45:59.316+09:002021-06-01T20:45:59.316+09:00hello Ian!!
they are so tricky for not-native spe...hello Ian!!<br /><br />they are so tricky for not-native speakers. actually it is hard for even native speakers to explain how different they are.<br /><br />anyway, as you already know, 지 않아요 is a negative verb ending which is a short form of 지 아니하요(지 아니해요). and the meaning of 지 않아요 is simple, "do not + verb". for example, 먹지 않아요 means "(I) do not eat".<br /><br />however, 지 않잖아요 is really confusing. you can easily break it down into 지 아니하지아니하요(지 아니하지아니해요). you might noticed that it's double negative. and also you might guess that 지 않잖아요 is a affirmative sentence but you are wrong, it's a negative one.<br /><br />both of them are negative, then what is difference? 지 않아요 is more like a simple negative sentence and 지 않잖아요 is more like a negative double ckecking interrogative sentence. 지 않잖아요 can be translated to "do not + verb, isn't it?". you use "is it?" with a negative interrogative sentence but in this case we do not. and we do not say it with questioning accent.<br /><br />the point is, they are both negative endings, but little bit difference.<br /><br />i wish that i could explain more simple and easier. i hope you understand. if you need more help, feel free to ask. thank you Ian.bruce, the koreanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733336903822664846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959078912423093594.post-72668533869048557522021-05-31T10:53:24.966+09:002021-05-31T10:53:24.966+09:00Can you please explain the difference between the ...Can you please explain the difference between the following 2 negative verb endings. I am confused and my teacher is unable to explain it to me....<br /> <br />Verb 지 않아요<br /> Verb 지 않잖아요<br /><br />Thank you in advance<br /><br />IanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415075159614348268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959078912423093594.post-90308869238095549502020-10-10T14:58:38.761+09:002020-10-10T14:58:38.761+09:00hi!. i am safe and happy like always. thank you fo...hi!. i am safe and happy like always. thank you for visiting my blog. i want to post more but have no time for it. i will try to write something. thank you again.bruce, the koreanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733336903822664846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959078912423093594.post-30176434287924062652020-10-10T14:32:08.110+09:002020-10-10T14:32:08.110+09:00Hi! I just found your blog and it's kind of sa...Hi! I just found your blog and it's kind of sad that you're not posting anymore :(( I hope you're safe and happy! thank you so much for every post you've made :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374471867115187696noreply@blogger.com