지나지

In a sentence

• 시간이 지나지 않았어요.

  The time has not passed.

  Here, '지나지' refers to 'has not passed', used to describe the state of time progression.

• 우리는 여전히 강을 지나지 않고 있습니다.

  We are still not crossing the river.

  In this case, '지나지' represents 'not crossing', describing the action of not traversing an area.

• 곧 이 어렵던 시기도 지나지 않을까 기대해요.

  I hope that soon even these difficult times will pass.

  Here, '지나지' is used to express hoping that something will pass or improve over time.