✨Want to say “Not A, but (instead) B” in Korean? That’s exactly what -을 게 아니라 is for! 🙌

✅ It’s used to reject one option and suggest a better or correct alternative.

Examples:
친구를 기다릴 게 아니라 먼저 출발하자.
Instead of waiting for a friend, let’s leave first.

버스를 탈 게 아니라 지하철을 타세요.
Instead of taking the bus, take the subway.

👉 Learn how to use it in details here:
https://www.koreantopik.com/2025/08/grammar-not-but-instead-b-reject-first.html

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-을 게 아니라 grammar = not A, but (instead) B ~reject first option and suggest a better alternative

What is -을 게 아니라 Grammar? The -을 게 아니라  grammar is used to contrast two possible actions or situations, meaning “not A, but (instead) B.”  ...

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Want to say “while something was happening, another thing occurred” in Korean? That’s exactly what -는 사이(에) is for! 🙌

✅ It’s used when another action happens during a short gap of time, often unexpectedly.

Examples:
제가 잠깐 졸고 있는 사이에 버스가 출발했어요.
While I was dozing off for a moment, the bus left.

👉 Learn how to use it step by step here:
https://www.koreantopik.com/2025/08/grammar-while-during-time-another.html

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-는 사이(에) grammar = while, during the time ~another action happens while the main action is in progress

What is -는 사이(에)  Grammar? The grammar -는 사이(에) is used to indicate that while the main action is in progress, a second action happens. It...

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This reaction/breakdown from Delicious Korean is so cool!

HOSHI X WOOZI 96ers REACTION | SEVENTEEN | KOREAN WORDPLAY & LYRICS EXPLAINED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVMbpiS0Cck

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HOSHI X WOOZI 96ers REACTION | SEVENTEEN | KOREAN WORDPLAY & LYRICS EXPLAINED

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