To not eat in Korean 🇰🇷

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to not eat	안 먹다

How to say “to not eat” in Korean? “안 먹다”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “안 먹다” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to not eat in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• "안" means "not" and is placed before the verb; visualizing it as a negation marker can help.
• "먹다" means "to eat"—think of it as "meok-da" with a sound similar to "muck" but with a soft "t" ending.
• Combining "안" + "먹다" gives a straightforward negative: "to not eat."

Explanation:
• "안 먹다" is composed of the adverb "안" (not) plus the base verb "먹다" (to eat), meaning "to not eat."
• This structure is informal and often used in daily conversation.
• A more formal or written alternative is "먹지 않다," which carries the same meaning.

Other Words/Expressions:
• "먹지 않다" – a more formal way to say "not eat."
• "섭취하지 않다" – a formal term meaning "to abstain from eating" or "not consume" (often used in technical or medical contexts).

Conjugations (Using the Base Verb "먹다" with "안"):
Infinitive:
• 안 먹다 (an meokda) – to not eat

Present Tense:
• Informal Low (반말): 안 먹어 (an meogeo)
• Informal Polite: 안 먹어 (an meogeo)
• Formal Polite: 안 먹어요 (an meogeoyo)

Past Tense:
• Informal Low: 안 먹었어 (an meogeosseo)
• Informal Polite: 안 먹었어 (an meogeosseo)
• Formal Polite: 안 먹었어요 (an meogeosseoyo)

Future Tense:
• Informal Low: 안 먹을 거야 (an meogeul geoya)
• Informal Polite: 안 먹을 거야 (an meogeul geoya)
• Formal Polite: 안 먹을 거예요 (an meogeul geoyeyo)

Examples of Sentences:
1. Present Tense (Informal Polite):
• Korean: 나는 고기를 안 먹어.
• Romanized: Naneun gogireul an meogeo.
• English: I don't eat meat.
2. Past Tense (Formal Polite):
• Korean: 어제 과자를 안 먹었어요.
• Romanized: Eoje gwajareul an meogeosseoyo.
• English: I did not eat snacks yesterday.
3. Future Tense (Formal Polite):
• Korean: 내일은 아무것도 안 먹을 거예요.
• Romanized: Naileun amugeotdo an meogeul geoyeyo.
• English: I will not eat anything tomorrow.

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