What does 이해가 안 돼요 mean?
이해가 안 돼요 means "It is not understood" in Korean.
How it works here
‘이해가’ and ‘안 돼요’ are used together to express that something cannot be understood. Here, ‘안’ negates the following ‘되다,’ creating the meaning ‘cannot understand.’
Key expression
이해가 안 되다
To not be understood
‘이해가 안 되다’ is the spoken negative form of ‘이해하다’ (to understand) and is very common in conversation. It is often used as in ‘왜 그런지 이해가 안 돼요’ (I don’t understand why that is), expressing that a reason or attitude is not understandable. It sounds less formal than ‘이해되지 않다’ (cannot be understood).
When it's used
Used when the meaning, reason, or situation in someone’s words or actions cannot be accepted or understood.
The line
승관 이해가 안 돼요, 저는.
I don’t understand, though.
Used after hearing someone’s explanation but still not grasping it and wanting them to explain it again.
Scene from “[SPECIAL VIDEO] SEVENTEEN 5th Anniversary '빛나는 5주년(Shining 5th Anniversary)'” · Channel: SEVENTEEN Watch on YouTube
More examples
그 설명은 너무 어려워서 아직 이해가 안 돼요.
That explanation is so difficult that I still don’t understand it.
네 말은 도무지 이해가 안 된다.
I simply can’t understand what you’re saying.
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
이해가 안 돼요
승관 이해가 안 돼요, 저는.
I don’t understand, though.
- Someone does not understand the other person’s explanation well and asks them to say it again.
- Someone hears the other person and says that they understood everything right away.
- Someone immediately says that they gladly accepted the other person’s request.
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Someone does not understand the other person’s explanation well and asks them to say it again.
To not be understood. ‘이해가 안 되다’ is the spoken negative form of ‘이해하다’ (to understand) and is very common in conversation. It is often used as in ‘왜 그런지 이해가 안 돼요’ (I don’t understand why that is), expressing that a reason or attitude is not understandable. It sounds less formal than ‘이해되지 않다’ (cannot be understood).
Other words in this line
- 이해
- Understanding
- 안
- Not
- 되다
- To become; to be possible
- 저
- I; me
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