No. 71 in Korean
않은
"Not" or "did not" (used to negate verbs).
In a sentence
나는 쉬지 않은 상태로 이 일을 끝냈다.
I finished this work without resting.
Here, '않은' modifies '상태로' to indicate a state of continuous action without resting.
그는 하나도 참지 않은 모습을 보였다.
He showed a state of not having held back at all.
In this sentence, '않은' describes '모습' to express a state of not enduring.
우리는 개방하지 않은 공간에 들어갈 수 없다.
We cannot enter a space that has not been opened.
'않은' modifies '공간' to describe a space that has not experienced the action of being opened.
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