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금지

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Meaning and Usage

The noun '금지' means 'prohibition' or 'ban'. It is used to indicate that something is not allowed or forbidden by rules, laws, or social norms. It is a formal word often seen in signs, official documents, and warnings.

Common Contexts

You will frequently encounter '금지' in public places such as parks, buildings, or transportation where certain actions like smoking, entry, or photography are forbidden. It is also used in medical or legal contexts to specify prohibited behaviors.

Collocations and Patterns

  • 금지하다: to prohibit or forbid (verb form related to 금지)
  • 금지 표지판: prohibition sign
  • ~이/가 금지되다: to be prohibited
  • 흡연 금지: no smoking

Register and Politeness

'금지' is a neutral to formal noun. When giving instructions or warnings, it is often combined with polite endings or formal expressions.

Common Mistakes

Learners sometimes confuse '금지' with '금지하다'. Remember that '금지' is a noun meaning 'prohibition', while '금지하다' is the verb 'to prohibit'. Use '금지' when referring to the concept or rule itself, and '금지하다' when describing the action of forbidding something.

Example Sentences

이 공원에서는 흡연이 금지되어 있습니다.

I gongwoneseoneun heupyeoni geumji doeeo isseumnida.

Smoking is prohibited in this park.

금지 표지판을 보면 들어가지 마세요.

Geumji pyojipan-eul bomyeon deureogaji maseyo.

If you see a prohibition sign, do not enter.

이 약은 임신 중에 복용이 금지되어 있습니다.

I yageun imsin junge bokyongi geumji doeeo isseumnida.

This medicine is prohibited during pregnancy.