지 않다

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the standard not — negates a verb

The long-form negative: attach 지 않다 to a verb or adjective and it means not that. 원하지 않아요 "I don't want it", 어렵지 않아요 "it isn't difficult", 신경쓰지 않아요 "I don't care". The short alternative is putting 안 in front (안 해요), which means the same thing but sounds quicker and more casual; 지 않다 is a touch more deliberate and is what you see in writing and careful speech. Note the separate look-alike 잖아요, which is not a negative at all but means as you know.

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[대놓고 편안하게 교체 완료] 상당히 우울했다, 그렇