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살 순 없어- Why is there ㄴin 순?
I'm trying to understand the lyrics: 너 없이 살 순 없어.
I thought the correct grammar was -을 수 없다, so why are we adding that ㄴ?
Sep 11, 2016 6:26 PM
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순 is shortened from 수는.
We may add '는' after '수' when we want to emphasize the meaning of the sentence.
~할 수 없다 <<<< ~할 수는 없다 (stronger meaning)
그는 그녀를 불길 속에 남겨 두고 혼자 떠나갈 수는 없었다.
이렇게 좋은 자리에 나를 제쳐놓고 너희끼리만 술을 마실 수는 없지.
고의가 아닌 다음에야 같은 사람이 이런 실수를 또 할 수는 없어.
September 11, 2016
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