No. 104 in Korean
아닌
"Not" or "not being."
In a sentence
나는 그 말이 진실이 아닌 것 같아.
I think that the statement does not seem to be true.
'아닌' is used to negate the phrase it is describing, indicating that the statement is not true.
그것은 내 잘못이 아닌, 단순한 오해였다.
It was not my fault; it was merely a misunderstanding.
'아닌' negates '내 잘못', indicating that the situation was not the speaker's fault.
이것은 내가 찾던 것이 아닌 듯해.
This does not seem to be what I was looking for.
'아닌' is used to negate '내가 찾던 것', suggesting that the object is not what the speaker was seeking.
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