장난 아니야 : (1) It is no joke (2) It is incredible; It is awesome
[other expressions]
- 장난 아니다. (to younger people or friends)
- 장난 아니네. (to younger people or friends)
- 장난 아니야. (to younger people or friends)
- 장난 아니네요. (honourific by '요')
- 장난 아니예요. (honourific by '요')
- 장난 아닙니다. (formal; honourific by '-ㅂ')
[explanations]
* 장난 : (1) a game; play; mischief; prank; a joke; trifle; fun; hobby (2) [=실없이 하는 짓] a flimsy act; uselessness; nonsense
* -이 : a particle makes 장난 the topic of the sentence after a word ends in a consonant; this omitted
* 아니다 : be not
* 아닙니다 : 아니(the stem of 아니다) + -ㅂ니다(an honourific verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)
* a verb + -다 / -네 / -야 : a non-honourific descriptive verb ending suffix
* a verb + -네 + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix
* a verb + -예요 / -ㅂ니다 : an honourific descriptive verb ending suffix by '-ㅂ' / ‘-요’
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