-지 말다: Prohibitive Form "Don't..."

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. 나는 슬쩍 너를 바라볼 거고, 너는 아무 말도 하지 마.²
   I will steal a glance at you, and you will say nothing.
   • 하다 means ‘to say’ in this context.
   • -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. “아가, 울지 마.³
   “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.
4. 걱정하지 마.⁴
   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.
5. “자, 울지 마.³
   “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.