It wasn’t a comfortable position.
Said while correcting an interpretation of an object’s condition or character.
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Key expression
N이/가 아니다
- Meaning
- to state that something is not a certain category or state
- In this sentence
- 자세가 아니었어it was not a comfortable position
‘자세가 아니었어’ uses ‘아니다’ in the past tense to deny that it was a comfortable position.
- Usage situation
Used to clearly deny or correct the nature of something.
‘아니다’ negates a noun phrase. Its past form is ‘아니었어’, and it differs from simply saying that something does not exist.
- More examples
그건 내 물건이 아니야.
That isn’t my thing.
이 선택은 쉬운 결정이 아니었습니다.
This choice was not an easy decision.