"개가 맛없는 소고기를 먹지 않아요."

Translation: The dog does not eat the tasteless beef.

[LiKenun]

Sentence breakdown:

• 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)

[FiIippo]

Why is " Dogs dont eat bad-tasting beef" wrong?

[Iron_Venema]

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 :)

[deactivated user]

I put "dogs don't eat tasteless beef" and it counted it wrong :/

[KanKanMikan]

when i read 개가 맛없는 i took it the wrong way.......

[LiKenun]

🐶💬 맛없는 개고기를 먹지 마… 🥺

[mdarroyo]

It seems this was translated literally rather than properly. 맛없다 means it tastes bad, tasteless in Korean is 무맛.

[Ash-Fred]

맛없다 means both.

맛없다

명사

음식의 맛이 나지 아니하거나 좋지 아니하다.

[mdarroyo]

I still have really only heard Koreans say 무맛 to describe something as "tasteless".

[Ash-Fred]

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.

[mdarroyo]

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.

[H.Wisso]

Why when I put "a tasteless" the answer is wrong?!! How can someone differ between a and rhe the in Korean?

[Ash-Fred]

Beef is uncountable.

[SuperSizedSmiley]

Because of grammar. "Beef" isn't really countable, like you wouldn't say "2 beef" or anything. A is like the number 1, so you could say "A peice of beef" just like you could say "2 peices of beef". So you shouldn't say "a tasteless beef.

[dpatkat]

Generic reference to beef. No plural in English or Korean for generic references to beef.

[TonyaLewis2]

Could you also say "yucky" for 맛없다? Just curious, not requesting an additional translation

[FA_Silence]

it could mean a dozen of things, you could say 맛없다 = has a bad taste / tasteless / tastes like shit / 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

[deactivated user]

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?????

[AdamOoi85]

Gourmet dog. Feed the dog tasteless beef and he will feast on you for life

[Med_Boy]

Apparently "the dog doesn't eat a tasteless beef" is not correct.

[HAL1976]

Because that is not correct English ("beef" is an uncountable noon, so can't be preceded by "a" or any number)

[michangss]

why is "dogs dont eat tasteless beef" wrong?

[tabi185471]

is the 'the' before 'beef' really necessary? couldn't it be acceptable without it?

[Nheronalie]

I entered "The dog does not eat a tasteless beef" and it was wrong.

What's the difference between "a" and "the"?

[tabi185471]

you can't put 'a' before an uncoutable noun while you can 'the'.

[JkJmBT813]

I wrote " the dog does not eat a tasteless beef" and it was rejected

[india699033]

I thought they was eatin dog for a min

[KimTaehyung7777]

naneun badobneun imsigeun bogji anhayo

[NoorMutia]

The picky dog