아무

The Korean determiner 아무 roughly translates to "any."

In positive sentences, it is combined with the particle -(이)λ‚˜, and in negative sentences, it is used with -도.

아무

any (determiner)

아무

anyone (noun)

아무것

anything

아무 데

anywhere

Examples

μ•„λ¬΄λ‚˜ 올 수 μžˆμ–΄μš”.

Anyone can come.

아무도 μ—†μ–΄μš”?

Nobody is here?

아무것도 λͺ°λΌμš”.

I don't know anything.

아무 데도 μ•ˆ 갈 κ±°μ˜ˆμš”.

I'm not going anywhere.

With -(으)λ©΄ μ•ˆ λ˜λ‹€

아무 is often used with the -(으)λ©΄ μ•ˆ λ˜λ‹€ construction to express a notion of "you shouldn't [v.] just anything," suggesting that the listener should be mindful about who/what they interact with.

Examples

μ•„λ¬΄κ±°λ‚˜ 먹으면 μ•ˆ λΌμš”.

You shouldn't eat just anything

아무것도 먹으면 μ•ˆ λΌμš”.

You shouldn't eat anything at all.