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- "개가 맛없는 소고기를 먹지 않아요."
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Because it's not uses as a general statement by using 는. I think because the sentence used 가 that there is more emphasis on the individual dog. But I'm not sure, this is what i've learnt so far. Might be wrong :)
So we can put 는 on an adjective and that doesn't make it part of the subject?
Do adjectives in Korean always come before what they modify unless treated (grammatically) like a verbal statement?
Ex. I am happy
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Sentence breakdown:
| Part of Sentence | Decomposition |
|---|---|
| 개가 | 개 (dog) + 가 (subject marker) |
| 맛없는 | 맛 (taste) + 없다 (to lack) + 는 (present attributive ending) |
| 소고기를 | 소 (cow) + 고기 (meat) + 를 (object marker) |
| 먹지 | 먹다 (to eat) + 지 (negative connective ending) |
| 않아요 | 않다 (to not do) + ㅏ요 (polite ending) |
Colorized word mapping:
- 개가 {[(맛없는 소고기를) 먹]지 않아요}.
- The dog {does not [eat (the tasteless beef)]}.
Pattern used: V지 않다 (to not do V)
It seems this was translated literally rather than properly. 맛없다 means it tastes bad, tasteless in Korean is 무맛.
I still have really only heard Koreans say 무맛 to describe something as "tasteless".
To be honest I had to look it up to make sure it is a word; I wouldn't say we say 무맛 often, at least in Seoul dialect that I speak. I also agree that 맛없다 usually means bad-tasting. 아무 맛도 안 나다 definitely sounds better.
Yes it's true that it's not a very common word, but I also like 아무 맛도 안 나다 better than the current translation in the exercise.
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Why when I put "a tasteless" the answer is wrong?!! How can someone differ between a and rhe the in Korean?
Generic reference to beef. No plural in English or Korean for generic references to beef.
Could you also say "yucky" for 맛없다? Just curious, not requesting an additional translation
it could mean a dozen of things, you could say 맛없다 = has a bad taste / tasteless / tastes like ❤❤❤❤ / is yucky, etc., it will depend on context and who you're talking to. As long as it gets the message across that 맛[taste]없 [to not have] it's fine imo
When i read the sentences i understand them fine but when i listen to it i have trouble understanding it
Do you have any tips for this?????
is the 'the' before 'beef' really necessary? couldn't it be acceptable without it?
I entered "The dog does not eat a tasteless beef" and it was wrong.
What's the difference between "a" and "the"?
