This pattern shows something is contrary to expectation or a result is different than anticipated.

- attaches to any verb
- similiarly -은 커녕 attaches to nouns ending in a consonant; -는 커녕 attaches to nouns ending in vowel
- interchangeable with -기는 고사하고 but 기는 커녕 is less colloquial

Examples:
깨끗하기는 커녕, 더러워요./Far from being clean, it's dirty.
독어는 커녕, 영어도 할 줄 몰라요./Far from speaking German, I don't know how to speak English well.