현재 치료 중인 질병이나 먹고 있는 약이 있나요?
Do you have any diseases that you’re treating from taking this medication?
치료를 받는 건 아니고 위장약을 가끔 먹고 있어요.
I’m not receiving any treatment, but I am taking medication for my stomach from time to time.
담배를 피우시거나 술을 드세요?
Do you smoke or drink?
담배는 안 피우고요. 술도 좋아하지 않아서 거의 안 마셔요.
I do not smoke. I do not like alcohol, so I do not drink.
평소에 운동 자주 하세요?
Do you exercise often?
네, 유산소 운동이 건강에 좋다고 해서 수영을 자주 해요.
Yes, I often swim because aerobic exercise is good for my health.
V/A+ 는/은/ㄴ 건 아니고
It is used with an active verb and descriptive verb stem. It is used when the speaker suggests the different content in the following clause. The speaker is able to deny the content of the preceding clause. The content of the following clause is similar to the preceding clause partially.
‘-는 건 아니고’ is used if it ends with the action verb stem ‘있다’, ‘없다’. ‘- ㄴ 건 아니고’ is used if it ends with a vowel or with a ‘ㄹ’ of the descriptive verb stem. ‘-은 건 아니고’ is used if ends with consonants of a descriptive verb stem.
쉬는 건 아니고 잠깐 이야기하던 중이었어요.
I was not taking a rest, but I was talking for a moment.
그 사람이 싫은 건 아니고 그냥 저하고 성격이 잘 안 맞는 거 같아요.
It is not that I do not like him, but our personalities do not get along.
밥을 먹은 건 아니고 대충 빵하고 우유로 때웠어.
I had a light meal with milk and bread, but it is not a meal.
Related words
현재 present (time)
질병 disease
위장약 medicine for stomach
담배를 피우다 to smoke
Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute
