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-지 마세요 / -지 맙시다

don't

Level 2 · Sentence ending

Explanation

Negative command or suggestion attached to a verb stem: -지 마세요 (don't), -지 맙시다 (let's not). Not used with adjectives; 안 cannot make commands.

Examples

  • 걱정하지 마세요.

    Don't worry.

  • 여기에 차를 세우지 마십시오.

    Do not park here.

  • 쓰레기를 버리지 맙시다.

    Let's not litter.

TOPIK note

TOPIK I Reading 40–42; Listening 5–6.

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