Did not drink in Korean 🇰🇷

안 마셨어 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Remember that “안” means “not” and comes before the verb.
• The base verb “마시다” means “to drink.” When combined with “안” and conjugated into the past form (마셨어), it means “did not drink.”
• Practice by splitting the phrase into “안” (not) + “마시다” (to drink) and then applying the past tense ending.

Explanations:
• “안 마셨어” is a casual/informal polite past tense construction.
• “안” is the negation particle; the verb “마시다” changes to “마셨어” in the past tense.
• The structure shows that Korean typically places the negation word before the verb, unlike English.

Other Expressions with a Similar Meaning:
• 마시지 않았다 (ma-si-ji an-ass-da) – A more formal way to say “did not drink.”
• 마시지 않았어 (ma-si-ji an-ass-eo) – Also casual but using the full negative construction.
• 안 마셔요 (an ma-syeo-yo) – Present tense negative “do not drink.”

Conjugations for the Verb “마시다” (to drink):
• Infinitive: 마시다 (ma-si-da)
• Present Tense:
 – Informal Low: 안 마셔 (an ma-syeo)
 – Informal Polite: 안 마셔요 (an ma-syeo-yo)
 – Formal: 마시지 않습니다 (ma-si-ji an-seum-ni-da)
• Past Tense:
 – Informal Low: 안 마셨어 (an ma-syeosseo)
 – Informal Polite: 안 마셨어요 (an ma-syeosseo-yo)
 – Formal: 마시지 않았습니다 (ma-si-ji an-ass-seum-ni-da)
• Future Tense:
 – Informal Low: 안 마실 거야 (an ma-sil geo-ya)
 – Informal Polite: 안 마실 거예요 (an ma-sil geo-ye-yo)
 – Formal: 마시지 않을 것입니다 (ma-si-ji an-eul geo-sim-ni-da)

Example Sentences:
• 나는 어제 물을 안 마셨어.
 Romanization: Na-neun eo-je mul-eul an ma-syeosseo.
 Translation: I did not drink water yesterday.
• 그는 술을 안 마셔요.
 Romanization: Geu-neun sul-eul an ma-syeo-yo.
 Translation: He does not drink alcohol.
• 우리는 아침에 커피를 안 마실 거예요.
 Romanization: U-ri-neun a-chi-me keo-pi-reul an ma-sil geo-ye-yo.
 Translation: We will not drink coffee in the morning.

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