YunShin
아니에요 vs 아니예요? 안녕하세요. Is there any difference between 아니에요 vs 아니예요? I always thought 아니에요 was right but today I came across a website which uses the latter (아니예요) instead. I'm really confused now T.T 도와주세요! ^^
Sep 8, 2013 9:08 AM
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Since the verb stem of the negative copula 아니다 ends in in a vowel (아니다 => 아니), some people add 예요 at the end of the verb stem : 아니예요. The correct form should be 아니에요. (verb stem 아니 + 에요) like for the copula 이다 (verb stem 이 + 에요 => 이에요). As far as I know no one writes 이예요! The confusion comes from the fact that the polite copula is written -예요 after a a vowel although in colloquial Korean is pronounced [-에요) e.g 할 거예요 [할꺼에요]
September 8, 2013
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In terms of grammar, "아니에요" is correct, but people are confused to tell them often, even Koreans. It's because "니" in "아니" doesn't have a final consonant(=받침). \^o^/
September 8, 2013
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