N이/가 아니라 N이다 Deny the preceding noun in front of ‘이/가 아니라‘ but to affirm the following noun

나 다음 달에 결혼해.
I am getting married next month.
그래? 축하해. 지난번에 내가 본 사람이지?
Are you? Congratulations. Is he the guy that I met the other time?
그 사람이 아니라 얼마 전에 소개팅을 해서 만난 사람이야.
He is not the guy but one that I met recently on a blind date.
그래? 두 사람은 사귄 지 얼마나 됐어?
Really? How long have you two dated?
사귄 지 세 달밖에 안 됐어. 서로 첫눈에 반했어.
It’s been only three months since we started dating. We got attracted to each other at first sight.
부럽다. 나는 언제 그런 사람을 만날 수 있을까?
I envy you. When can I meet a person like him?

N이/가 아니라 N이다
It is used to deny the preceding noun in front of ‘이/가 아니라‘ but to affirm the following noun.

아이들이 바라는 것은 돈이 아니라 사랑이에요.
What kids want is not money but love.

중요한 것은 결과가 아니라 과정이에요.
What is important is not the result but the process.

그것은 실수가 아니라 그 사람이 일부러 한 일이었어요.
It was not his mistake but it was what he did on purpose.

Related words
서로 each other
첫눈에 반하다 to get attracted at first sight
바라다 to want, to wish
사랑 love
과정 a process
일부러 on purpose, intentionally

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