25/08/2026
✨ It’s Grammar Time! ✨
Today’s Korean Grammar : ~(으)면 안 되다
This grammar is attached with verbs and expresses the prohibition or limitation of a particular action of the listener. It also can represent social conventions or common sense dictating that a behavior or state is prohibited or not tolerated.
It corresponds to ‘may not’ or ‘not allowed to’ in English.
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📌 How to use :
Verb Stem + (으)면 안 되다
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If the stem ends with a consonant, use ~으면 안 되다
[걷다 - To walk]
걷다 → 걷
걷 + ~으면 안 되다 → 걸으면 안 되다
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If the stem ends with a vowel, use ~면 안 되다
[쉬다 - To rest]
쉬다 → 쉬
쉬 + ~면 안 되다 → 쉬면 안 되다
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It can be used in the double negative form, that is, ~지 않으면 안 되다 to emphasize that a particular behavior must be performed.
• 8월은 휴가철이니까 비행기 표를 미리 사지 않으면 안 돼요.
= 표를 미리 사야 돼요.
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Examples :
• 실내에서 담배를 피우면 안 돼요.
- Smoking indoors is not allowed.
• 집 안에서 신발을 신으면 안 돼요.
- You can not wear shoes inside the house.
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