끝나지

This is the 5070th most frequent Korean word.


끝나지

"끝나지" means "does not end" or "is not finished."


In this sentence, '끝나지' means 'has not ended,' emphasizing an ongoing situation, describing the state of darkness.

어둠이 끝나지 않은 밤이 계속되었다.

The night where darkness has not ended continued.


Here, '끝나지' refers to 'not ended,' highlighting the lesson's duration and its incompletion.

수업이 끝나지 않아 학생들이 초조해했다.

The students grew anxious because the lesson had not ended.


This usage of '끝나지' signifies 'will not end,' expressing a hypothetical or literary quality of something perceived as endless.

그 책은 끝나지 않을 이야기를 담고 있다.

That book contains a story that will not end.