[Korean grammar] Word Negation in Korean

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한국 사람이에요.
She is Korean.
한국 사람이 아니에요.
She is not Korean.

돈이 있어요.
I have money.
돈이 없어요.
I don’t have any money.

힌국말을 알아요.
I know Korean.
한국말을 몰라요.
I don’t know Korean.

Usage:
Negative sentences can be made either by negating the entire sentence or by negating a word. When making a negative sentence by negating a word, 이다 is changed to 아니다, 있다 is changed to 없다 and 알다 is changed to 모르다. Of these, 아니다 is written in the form 이/가 아니다, but when used in the spoken form, 이/가 is often omitted.




Conversation:
A: 민우 씨가 학생이에요?  Is Minu a student?
B: 아니요, 학생이 아니에요. 선생님이에요.
(= 아니요, 학생이 아니라 선생님이에요.)
No, he’s not a student. He’s a teacher.

A: 오늘 시간 있어요? Do you have some time today?
B: 아니요, 오늘 시간 없어요. 바빠요. No, I don’t have any time today. I’m busy.

A: 일본어를 알아요? Do you know Japanese?
B: 아니요, 몰라요. No, I don’t know Japanese.

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