No. 1,180 in Korean
않았고
"Did not" or "and did not" (past tense negative form).
In a sentence
그는 식사를 하지 않았고 그냥 나갔습니다.
He didn't eat and just left.
The word '않았고' is used here to indicate a negation of an action (didn't eat) and connects it to another clause using '-고' (and).
그 일에 대해 고민하지 않았고, 그냥 쉽게 결정을 내렸습니다.
He didn't think about the matter and made a decision easily.
In this sentence, '않았고' negates the action of considering or worrying about something and uses '-고' to connect it with the consequence (decision-making).
그는 운동하지 않았고 건강에 신경 쓰지 않았습니다.
He didn't exercise and didn't take care of his health.
Here, '않았고' negates the act of exercising and utilizes '-고' to connect it to a second negation concerning health care.
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