Lesson 9: Korean Negative Imperatives

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Positive Imperative Negative Imperative
Informal Do - 해 (hae) Don't - 하지마 (ha-ji-ma)
Formal Do - 해요(hae-yo) Don't - 하지마요 (ha-ji-ma-yo)
Honorific Do - 하세요(ha-se-yo) Don't - 하지마세요 (ha-ji-ma-se-yo)
Informal negative
Rule : Take 다 (da) off from basic form of verbs and attach 지마 (ji-ma) to it.
Example : Do - 하다 (ha-da) - 하지마 (ha-ji-ma)
Eat - 먹다 (muk-da) - 먹지마 (muk-ji-ma)
Go - 가다 (ga-da) - 가지마(ga-ji-ma)
Write - 쓰다 (sseu-da) - 쓰지마(sseu-ji-ma)

Formal negative
Rule : Attach 요 (yo) to informal form.
Example : Do - 하다 (ha-da) - 하지마 (ha-ji-ma) - 하지마요 (ha-ji-ma-yo)
Eat - 먹다 (muk-da) - 먹지마 (muk-ji-ma) - 먹지마요 (muk-ji-ma-yo)
Go - 가다 (ga-da) - 가지마 (ga-ji-ma) - 가지마요 (ga-ji-ma-yo)
Write - 쓰다 (sseu-da) - 쓰지마 (sseu-ji-ma) - 쓰지마요 (sseu-ji-ma-yo)

Honorific negative
Rule : Take 다(da) off a plain form of verbs and attach 지마세요(ji-ma-se-yo)
Example : Do - 하다 (ha-da) - 하지마세요 (ha-ji-ma-se-yo)
Go - 가다 (ga-da) - 가지마세요 (ga-ji-ma-se-yo)
Wear - 입다 (ib-da) - 입지마세요 (ib-ji-ma-se-yo)
Wash - 씻다 (ssit-da) - 씻지마세요 (ssit-ji-ma-se-yo)
Smile - 웃다 (oot-da) - 웃지마세요 (oot-ji-ma-se-yo)
Play - 놀다 (nol-da) - 놀지마세요 (nol-ji-ma-se-yo)

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