You can not kiss in public in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

당신은 공개적으로 키스할 수 없습니다
• Breakdown:
 – 당신은 (dangsin-eun): “you” with the subject particle 은.
 – 공개적으로 (gonggaejeogeuro): “publicly” formed by taking the adjective 공개적 (“public”) and adding -(으)로 to form an adverb.
 – 키스할 수 없습니다 (kiseu-hal su eopseumnida): “cannot kiss.” This is built with 키스할, the future/potential form of 키스하다 (“to kiss”), 수 meaning “ability” or “possibility,” and 없습니다, the formal negative form meaning “do not have.”

• Grammar points and tips:
 – Remember that to express “cannot do [verb]” in Korean, you generally attach “-할 수 없다” to the noun form of the verb; in formal language, “-할 수 없습니다” is commonly used.
 – The adverb 공개적으로 is made by appending -(으)로 to the adjective 공개적. When you see an adjective ending in a consonant, add ‘-으로’ (e.g., 빠르다 → 빠르게) and if it ends in a vowel, add ‘-로.’
 – 당신은 emphasizes “you” as the subject; however, note that in colloquial contexts, using 당신 can be avoided in favor of the person’s name or title.

• Alternate expressions for “You can not kiss in public”:
 – 공공장소에서는 키스할 수 없습니다
  • Romanization: gonggongjangsoeseo kiseu-hal su eopseumnida
  • “In public places, you cannot kiss.” – Here, 공공장소 (public place) is used along with the location particle 에서.
 – 공개된 장소에서는 키스하면 안 됩니다
  • Romanization: gonggaedoen jangsoeseo kiseuhamyeon an doemnida
  • “In public areas, kissing is not allowed.” – This uses the conditional form 키스하면 (“if one kisses”) followed by 안 됩니다 to indicate prohibition.

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