📘 How to Use ~지 않다 – Making Negative Sentences in Korean Want to say “I don’t know,” “She didn’t go,” or “We won’t eat” in Korean? Then you’ll need to learn how to use ~지 않다 , the standard and polite way to make negative sentences in Korean. It’s used in formal situations, writing, and polite speech. This lesson will show you how to use ~지 않다 with various verbs, the difference between this and other negative forms, and how to use it in daily conversations. 🚫 What Does ~지 않다 Mean? ~지 않다 means “to not do” something. It is attached to verb stems and used to make polite negative sentences. It can be applied to both **action verbs** and **descriptive verbs (adjectives)**. Structure: Verb stem + 지 않다 🔤 Conjugation Rule Present tense: 지 않아요 Past tense: 지 않았어요 Future tense: 지 않을 거예요 Examples: 하다 → 하지 않다 – to not do 가다 → 가지 않다 – to not go 먹다 → 먹지 않다 – to not eat 📘 Example Sentences 저는 가지 않아요 – I don’t go jeo-neun ga-ji an-a-yo 그는 공부하지 않...