나 안 되는데

What does 안 되는데 mean?

안 되는데 means "it’s not possible" in Korean.

How it works here

‘안 되는데’ means that the action is not possible and leaves room for a following explanation.

When it's used

Used when circumstances or conditions make an action impossible.

The line

야 이거 나 안 되는데...?

Hey, I can’t do this...?

Said in an urgent situation when the speaker cannot handle something immediately.

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More examples

1. 오늘은 일정이 너무 빡빡해서 그 일은 안 돼요.

   I can’t do that today because my schedule is too packed.

2. 이 조건으로는 계약이 안 된다.

   The contract won’t work under these conditions.

Quick check

When would you use this expression?

안 되는데

야 이거 나 안 되는데...?

Hey, I can’t do this...?

• Praising something as very easy
• Replying that you cannot do it now
• Saying that you are going to meet a friend

Other words in this line

야

Hey

이거

This thing

나

I; me

안

Not

되다

To become; to work

Same expression in other scenes

• 이거 안 돼 — To be impossible; not to work
• 안 되는데요 — It isn’t possible alone
• 안 돼요 — This doesn’t work or isn’t possible for me
• 안 되는데 — It is not possible or does not work
• 안 돼 — It is not allowed; you can’t.

More scenes with j-hope

• No.471가야겠다— Decide that I should go
• No.443되면— If it becomes or adds up to that condition.
• No.327왜 이렇게— Why
• No.326멋있는데— It is stylish, though
• No.319벌써 힘든데— Already, at such an early point
• No.318느낌 있어— To have a stylish feel

Other BTS scenes

• No.508잘하셨어요— You accomplished it very skillfully
• No.506누르실 수 있어요— You can press it
• No.509부터 하면 안 될까요— Could we do that one first?
• No.505따줘— Open it for me
• No.510형 큰일 났다— A serious problem has occurred
• No.504밀라고요— You said to rub them?