don't do
-지 마세요 is used when requesting, persuading, indicating, or ordering the listener not to do something.
This is the negative form of -(으)세요 and it corresponds to 'please do not (do)' in English.
It is used by adding -지 마세요 to verb stems.
The formal polite form is -지 마십시오.
-지 마세요 can only be used with verbs and not 이다 or adjectives.
(Adjective changed to its verb form)
Used to requesting, persuading or ordering the listener not to do something.
With 하다 verbs, 하지 말다 can be shortened to 치 말다. Specifically after voiced support consonants such as ㄴ; ㅇ; ㅁ; ㄹ.
| Type | Full form | Shortened form |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 피곤하지 말다 | 피곤치 말다 |
| 1 | 확실하지 말다 | 확실치 말다 |
| 1 | 금하지 말다 | 금치 말다 |
| 2 | 공부하지 말다 | -- |
| 2 | 익숙하지 말다 | -- |
| 2 | 섭섭하지 말다 | -- |
This shortened form also applies to other negated grammar such as 지 않다 and 지 못하다.