Korean expression
왜 안가지
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왜 안가지 means "Why" in Korean.
How it works here
‘왜’ asks for the reason something is happening, here inside a quoted thought.
In this line
왜
‘왜’ asks for a reason and can naturally appear inside quoted thoughts or self-talk.
When it's used
Used to ask about a reason, including when recounting one’s inner thoughts.
The line
마음속으로 '어 왜 안가지?' 이랬지?
I was thinking, ‘Why isn’t it working?’ Right?
Looking back on one’s thoughts and trying to recall the reason.
Scene from “[GOING SEVENTEEN 2020] EP.45 TTT #2 (Hyperrealism Ver.)” · Channel: SEVENTEEN Watch on YouTube
More examples
왜 이렇게 늦었어?
Why are you so late?
그는 왜 그런 선택을 했는지 아직도 모르겠다.
I still don’t know why he made that choice.
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What does this mean here?
왜
마음속으로 '어 왜 안가지?' 이랬지?
I was thinking, ‘Why isn’t it working?’ Right?
- Asking where someone came from.
- Asking how many there are.
- Asking for the reason something is the case.
- Asking what color or condition something has.
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Asking for the reason something is the case.
‘왜’ asks for a reason and can naturally appear inside quoted thoughts or self-talk.
Other words in this line
- 마음
- Mind; feelings
- 속
- Inside
- 안
- Not; inside
- 가다
- To go; to work
- 이러다
- To be like this; to say this
Same expression in other scenes
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