"마시지 않는 남자"
Translation:A man who does not drink
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Does 마시지 also imply alcohol under certain contexts like it does in English?
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Would love to hear the answer to this. I thought " 마시지 " implied the act of drinking, moreso than drinking in a general habit sense. I was marked wrong for "man who isn't drinking" and I'm wondering where the distinction lies.
Because 마시다 is an action verb. When 않- comes after a descriptive verb, -은 is used.
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Don't think you should focus on + 지 않다 (not/non-) when deciding to use 은(-ㄴ)/는. Look at the type of the main verb, whether it is an Action verb [AV] or Descriptive verb/adjectival verb [DV].
[AV]+ 은(-ㄴ) -> modified Adj, past tense [DV] + 은(-ㄴ) -> modified Adj, present tense
For [AV] to be turned into an adjective in the present tense then use +는.
[AV] + 는 -> modified Adj in present tense * 는 is not used for [DV].
Once the type of main verb and the appropriate marker/modifier are determined, + 지 않 will be placed between Verb and marker to negate the adjective/adjectival verbs.
In the example given, 마시 - drink is the main verb
(1) 마시다 is an AV
(2) To modify it in the present tense, +는 is selected
마시+ ... +는 = drinking/ who drinks.
(3) To negate the adjective, insert +지 않 between verb and modifier marker:
마시+(지 않) +는 -> 마시지 않는 = non drinking/who does not drink
And we have it.
Thank you. Reviewing this and saw your answer. I need to review action, etc
The man doesn't drink - not accepted. I understand this would be an action, rather than descriptive, but I was wondering how one would say... The man does not drink.
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마시지 않는 남자 (=> Adjective + noun) = non-drinking man / man who does not drink
남자가 마시지 않는다 (=> Noun Subject + verb) = man does not drink
The man who does not drink...because it is descriptive of man,
not a complete sentence.
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No.
(1) "who does not drink" is an adjectival clause. Its role is that of an adjective describing the noun which it is attached to; in this case, "the man".
"The man who does not drink" is known as a noun-phrase. It functions only either as subject or as object.
(2) Your suggestion: "The man does not drink" is an independent clause with a noun subject (the man) + verb. Unlike "who does not drink", "does not drink" (without who) does not describe the man. It describes his action.
The hints say who does not drink and a man. I was about to answer with who does not drink a man, but the capital A helped me realize that A man was first.
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(1) may be it's because of the sound of the 1st two syllables 맛있(ma:sit) & 마시-ㅈ(ma:sitz). Idk.
(2) "tasty man"(맛있는 남자) would not be beyond all the absurd examples DLG can come up with. So, good guess but no, not this time.
Why isn't the man does not drink an answer. is it because it's a general statement instead of in a specific statement
