Example Sentences#

1. 현우: 맞아, 사람이 너무 많아서 지하철도 몇 번이나 그냥 지나가고, 택시도 잘 안 잡혀서 늦을 뻔했어.¹
   Hyunwoo: Yeah, there were so many people that a bunch of subways just passed by, and taxis were hard to catch, so I was almost late.

   • 안 is a negation adverb meaning ‘not’, used before verbs to negate them.

2. “호랑이도 안 무서워하는 아기가 곶감은 무서워하네?²
   “So a baby who isn’t even scared of a tiger is afraid of a dried persimmon?

   • 안 is a negation adverb meaning ‘not’, used before verbs to negate them.

3. 너 진짜 밥 안 먹고 사는 거 아니야?³
   Are you really living without eating proper meals?

   • 안 is a negation adverb meaning ‘not’, used before verbs to negate them.