No. 8,002 in Korean
an
"An" (안) in Korean means "inside" or "not" (depending on context).
In a sentence
나는 오늘 학교에 가지 않을 것입니다.
I will not go to school today.
In this sentence, '않' is used to express negation of the verb '가다' (to go). It is a shortened form of '않다', used commonly in conjunction with '것이다' to form the future negated tense.
이 케이크는 너무 달지 않아요.
This cake is not too sweet.
Here, '않다' is used in conjunction with the descriptive verb '달다' (to be sweet) to express negation, meaning this cake does not exhibit excessive sweetness.
거짓말을 하지 않으려고 노력해요.
I am trying not to lie.
In this sentence, '않으려고' combines '않다' with the conjunctive ending '-려고', indicating intention or effort to not perform the action '하다' (to do).
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