Example Sentences#

1. 멈추지 마, 이 순간¹
   Don’t stop, not in this moment

   • 멈추다 means ‘to stop’.
   • -지 말다 is a negation pattern used for imperatives, with 지 attached to the verb stem and 말다 as an auxiliary verb to negate commands.

2. “아가, 울지 마.²
   “Baby, don’t cry.

   • 울다 means ‘to cry’.
   • -지 말다 is a negation pattern used for imperatives, with 지 attached to the verb stem and 말다 as an auxiliary verb to negate commands.

3. 걱정하지 마.³
   Don’t worry.

   • 걱정하다 means ‘to worry’.
   • -지 말다 is a negation pattern used for imperatives, with 지 attached to the verb stem and 말다 as an auxiliary verb to negate commands.

4. “자, 울지 마.²
   “Come on, don’t cry.

   • 울다 means ‘to cry’.
   • -지 말다 is a negation pattern used for imperatives, with 지 attached to the verb stem and 말다 as an auxiliary verb to negate commands.