Grammar

-(으)ㄹ 생각이 없다

have no intention of

Form

Verb stem + -(으)ㄹ 생각이 없다: states that someone has no plan or intention to perform an action.

Function

Indicates that the subject has no plan or intention to perform the action.

Why this form?

-고 싶지 않다 — “not want to”: denies desire; -(으)ㄹ 생각이 없다 denies a plan or intention.

How to build it

Vowel or ㄹ: -ㄹ 생각이 없다 (가다 → 갈 생각이 없다). Other consonant: -을 생각이 없다 (먹다 → 먹을 생각이 없다).

Forms not to confuse

-고 싶지 않다

그 일에 관여하고 싶지 않아요. — I don’t want to get involved in that matter.

Examples

여기에 끼어들 생각 없어. — I have no intention of getting involved.

그 일에 관여할 생각이 없어요. — I have no intention of getting involved in that matter.

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