What does 하나 mean?
하나 means "Not at all." in Korean.
How it works here
하나도 and 안 are used together to strongly express negation. With the following 아팠거든?, the phrase means ‘I didn’t hurt at all.’
In this line
하나도 안
It commonly appears with negative expressions such as ‘하나도 안’ and ‘하나도 없다’. Its key function is emphasis, not the literal number one. It is natural in everyday conversation and usually combines with a negative word.
When it's used
Used in a negative sentence to strongly emphasize that a state or degree was not present even a little.
The line
나는 하나도 안 아팠거든?
I wasn’t hurt at all, you know?
The speaker strongly denies having experienced pain or a certain state.
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More examples
시험이 너무 어려워서 하나도 못 풀었어.
The test was so difficult that I couldn’t solve even one problem.
이 음식은 하나도 안 짜네요.
This food isn’t salty at all.
Quick check
What does this mean here?
하나
나는 하나도 안 아팠거든?
I wasn’t hurt at all, you know?
- Two
- Three
- A word that emphasizes quantity and strongly expresses ‘not at all’.
- A lot
Show the answer
A word that emphasizes quantity and strongly expresses ‘not at all’.
It commonly appears with negative expressions such as ‘하나도 안’ and ‘하나도 없다’. Its key function is emphasis, not the literal number one. It is natural in everyday conversation and usually combines with a negative word.
Other words in this line
- 나
- I; me
- 안
- Not
- 아프다
- To hurt; to be painful
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