No. 6,379 in Korean
않겠냐
"않겠냐" means "won't (you/we/they)?" or "wouldn't (you/we/they)?" in a rhetorical or questioning sense.
In a sentence
그는 약속을 지키지 않겠냐는 의심을 받았다.
He was doubted for not keeping his promise.
In this sentence, '않겠냐' is used within an indirect quote to express suspicion or doubt about a negative action he might have taken, implying others' perspectives.
이렇게 일을 하면 만족하지 않겠냐?
If you do the work like this, won't you be satisfied?
Here, '않겠냐' is employed in a rhetorical question form to gauge if an anticipated satisfaction (likely) would not occur under a hypothetical situation.
그럴 줄 알았다. 네가 그렇게 행동하지 않겠냐고.
I knew it. That you would act that way.
In this context, '않겠냐' expresses a hypothetical future negative action within a narrative or reflecting own thoughts.
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