[Korean grammar] A/V-지 않아도 되다 (안 A/V-아/어도 되다)

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유치원생은 버스 요금을 내지 않아도 돼요.
Preschool students don’t have to pay the bus fare.


평일이니까 영화표를 미리 사지 않아도 돼요.
Because it’s a weekday, we don't have to buy tickets in advance.


금요일에는 정장을 입지 않아도 돼요.
On Fridays, we don’t have to wear suits.


Grammar Focus:
-지 않아도 되다 expresses that a particular state of affairs or behavior is not necessary and is the negative form of -아/어야 되다/하다 which expresses the obligation to perform a particular behavior. It corresponds to ‘does not have to’ in English. It is made by adding -지 않아도 되다 or 안 -아/어도 되다 to the verb stem.





Conversation:
A: 오늘 회식에 꼭 가야 돼요? Must I go to the dinner today?
B: 바쁘면 안 가도 돼요. If you're busy, you don’t have to go.

A: 저는 다이어트 해야 돼요! I’ve got to go on a diet!
B: 지금도 날씬해요. 다이어트하지 않아도 돼요. 
You’re already slender. You don’t need to diet.

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