Question

철수가 그 시험에 합격 할 가능성은 없지는 않지만 희박해요 Negatives for verbs of knowledge (알다 / 모르다) and existence (있다 / 없다) can be formed only with long negatives -지 않- and -지 못하-.-지 않- and its short equivalent 안 cannot be used in imperative and propositive sentences → -지 말- should be used instead.

Accepted Answer

It is possible but not probable that Chul Soo will pass the examination

Front	철수가 그 시험에 합격 할 가능성은 없지는 않지만 희박해요
Back	It is possible but not probable that Chul Soo will pass the examination
Notes	Negatives for verbs of knowledge (알다 / 모르다) and existence (있다 / 없다) can be formed only with long negatives -지 않- and -지 못하-. -지 않- and its short equivalent 안 cannot be used in imperative and propositive sentences → -지 말- should be used instead.

지 Negatives 않 철수가 그 시험에 합격 할