N이/가 아니에요
Quick answer: N이/가 아니에요 means am not / is not / are not — the negative of 이에요/예요.
How to form it
Final consonant → 이 아니에요 · no final consonant → 가 아니에요
In Korean: 받침 O → 이 아니에요 받침 X → 가 아니에요
What to know
There is no single word for not here. Korean uses a different verb — 이다 becomes 아니다 — and the noun takes 이/가, not 은/는.
Examples
- 저는 학생이 아니에요.I'm not a student.
- 의사가 아니에요.I'm not a doctor.
- 저는 한국 사람이 아니에요.I'm not Korean.
Where it's taught
HanDa Level 1 (TOPIK I), Lesson 2: 사라 씨는 학생이에요? — Sarah, are you a student?. Also in the Level 1 book.
Practise N이/가 아니에요 out loud
In the HanDa app this is Level 1, Lesson 2 — drills, a speaking check and an AI teacher that corrects what you say. Free for 7 days.