To not buy (polite) in Korean 🇰🇷

안 사요 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of "안" (an) as a simple negation marker that means “not”, and "사요" (sayo) as a polite, shortened form of the verb “사다” (sada), which means “to buy.” Putting them together, "안 사요" means “don’t buy.”
• Imagine a shopping scene where someone emphatically advises, “Don’t buy that!” in a polite tone—this helps link the negation with the act of buying.

Explanations:
• "안 사요" is the negative, polite present form of the verb "사다" (sada – “to buy”).
• "안" negates the verb, and "사요" is the conjugated form used in everyday conversation in polite contexts.

Other Words With Similar Meanings:
• "구입하지 않아요" (guip-haji anayo) – also means “don’t buy” (using 구입하다 for “to purchase”).
• "사지 않아요" (saji anayo) – a more formal negative form using the construction with the verb negation pattern.

Conjugations of the Verb "사다" (to buy):
• Base (Infinitive): 사다 (sada)
• Present Affirmative (Polite): 사요 (sayo)
  Negative: 안 사요 (an sayo) or 사지 않아요 (saji anayo)
• Past Affirmative (Polite): 샀어요 (satseoyo)
  Negative: 안 샀어요 (an satseoyo) or 사지 않았어요 (saji anasseoyo)
• Future Affirmative (Polite): 살 거예요 (sal geoyeyo)
  Negative: 안 살 거예요 (an sal geoyeyo) or 사지 않을 거예요 (saji aneul geoyeyo)

Example Sentences:
1. Present:
 • Korean: 이거 안 사요.
 • Romanized: Igeo an sayo.
 • English: I’m not buying this.
2. Past:
 • Korean: 어제 그 책 안 샀어요.
 • Romanized: Eoje geu chaek an satseoyo.
 • English: I didn’t buy that book yesterday.
3. Future:
 • Korean: 내일 그 옷 안 살 거예요.
 • Romanized: Naeil geu ot an sal geoyeyo.
 • English: I won’t buy those clothes tomorrow.

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