To not read (polite) in Korean 🇰🇷

안 읽어요 info.

Tips to Remember the Word:
• Remember that “안” means “not” and is placed directly before the verb to negate it.
• The base verb 읽다 means “to read.” The syllable “읽” sounds a bit like “ick” in English, which might remind you to “not give a reading” or “skip reading” if you mix the sounds.
• The ending “어요” is the polite present ending. Saying “안 읽어요” means “I don’t read” (in a polite form).

Explanation:
• “안 읽어요” is a negation of the polite present form of 읽다.
• It combines the negation marker 안 (“not”) with 읽어요 (“read” in the polite present tense).
• Another common negation form is “읽지 않아요” (which also means “don’t read”).

Other Words with the Same Meaning:
• 읽지 않아요 (il-ge-ji an-ha-yo) – a slightly more formal structure but still polite.
• 읽지 못해요 (il-ge-ji mot-hae-yo) – which means “cannot read” (if the inability is implied).

Infinitive and Conjugations for 읽다:
• Infinitive: 읽다 (il-kk-da)
• Present (Affirmative): 읽어요 (ilgeo-yo) | Negative: 안 읽어요 (an ilgeo-yo) or 읽지 않아요 (il-ge-ji an-ha-yo)
• Past (Affirmative): 읽었어요 (il-geo-sseo-yo) | Negative: 안 읽었어요 (an il-geo-sseo-yo) or 읽지 않았어요 (il-ge-ji an-at-sseo-yo)
• Future (Affirmative): 읽을 거예요 (il-geul geo-ye-yo) | Negative: 안 읽을 거예요 (an il-geul geo-ye-yo) or 읽지 않을 거예요 (il-ge-ji aneul geo-ye-yo)

Example Sentences:
• Present: 저는 책을 안 읽어요.
(Romanized: Jeo-neun chaeg-eul an ilgeo-yo.)
Translation: I don’t read books.

• Past: 어제 숙제를 안 읽었어요.
(Romanized: Eo-je suk-je-reul an ilgeo-sseo-yo.)
Translation: I didn’t read the homework yesterday.

• Future: 내일 신문을 안 읽을 거예요.
(Romanized: Nae-il sin-mun-eul an il-geul geo-ye-yo.)
Translation: I won’t read the newspaper tomorrow.

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