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KOREAN VERB

아니다

to not be (something)

  • #6 most used
  • Descriptive verb

Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI not be

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI notted be

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will not be

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI not be (respectfully)
PastI notted be (respectfully)
FutureI will not be (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) notting be, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) notting be, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I not be
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I not be
  5. But (-지만) I not be, but…

How to use 아니다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    저는 학생이 아니에요, 회사원이에요.

    I'm not a student, I'm an office worker.

  2. Past

    그 사람은 제 친구가 아니었어요.

    That person wasn't my friend.

  3. Future

    그건 아마 큰 문제가 아닐 거예요.

    That probably won't be a big problem.

  4. Honorific

    저분은 우리 선생님이 아니세요.

    That person over there is not our teacher.

  5. Connectives

    이건 제 가방이 아니고 지영 씨 거예요.

    This isn't my bag, it's Ji-yeong's.

Good to know

  • 아니다 says what something is not, with 이/가 before it: 학생이 아니에요; 아니요 alone is "no".

Where you hear 아니다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Beginner Level 1

  • 저는 관광객이 아니에요. I'm not a tourist.
  • 그 사람은 학생이 아니었어요. That person wasn't a student.
  • 내일은 수업이 아닐 거예요. Tomorrow won't be a class day.

Korean · Intermediate Level 1

  • 저는 관광객이 아니에요. I'm not a tourist.
  • 그 사람은 학생이 아니었어요. That person wasn't a student.
  • 내일은 수업이 아닐 거예요. Tomorrow won't be a class day.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.