No. 5,070 in Korean
끝나지
"끝나지" means "does not end" or "is not finished."
In a sentence
어둠이 끝나지 않은 밤이 계속되었다.
The night where darkness has not ended continued.
In this sentence, '끝나지' means 'has not ended,' emphasizing an ongoing situation, describing the state of darkness.
수업이 끝나지 않아 학생들이 초조해했다.
The students grew anxious because the lesson had not ended.
Here, '끝나지' refers to 'not ended,' highlighting the lesson's duration and its incompletion.
그 책은 끝나지 않을 이야기를 담고 있다.
That book contains a story that will not end.
This usage of '끝나지' signifies 'will not end,' expressing a hypothetical or literary quality of something perceived as endless.
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