않다는

This is the 1028th most frequent Korean word.

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않다는

"Does not" or "is not" (dependent adjective/verb form).


Used to indicate a negation in an indirect quotation, showing that the subject denies involvement in an action.

그는 자신이 그 일을 하지 않다는 사실을 명확히 했다.

He clarified that he is not doing that work.


Used to negate a statement about the speaker's action in a temporal context.

저는 이곳에 오래 머물지 않다는 것을 친구들에게 말했습니다.

I told my friends that I would not stay here for long.


Here, it negates a desire or willingness to partake in an activity.

아이들은 그런 무서운 이야기를 듣고 싶지 않다는 반응을 보였다.

The children showed a reaction that they did not want to listen to such scary stories.