Yap.Town

먹진

eat (in the contrastive negative form 먹진 않다, “not eat”)

→ 먹다
verb · pluperfect tense Rare #26,769
eat (in the contrastive negative form 먹진 않다, “not eat”) Short for 먹지는. Commonly followed by 않다 or 못하다; the 는 adds contrast or emphasis.
KO: 저는 아침을 먹진 않아요.
EN: I don’t eat breakfast, at least not usually.
Conjugation of 먹다
Pluperfect
먹진

먹진 않겠다

I won't eat it.

— 모노노케 히메 (1997)

걱정 마, 먹진 않았으니까

Don't worry, I didn't eat it.

— 친절한 금자씨 (2005)

내려온 음식이 없었을 뿐 아무것도 안 먹진 않았어

It’s not that I didn’t eat anything; it’s just that none of the food came down.

— 더 플랫폼 (2019)