안돼서

This is the 19191st most frequent Korean word.


안돼서

"안돼서" means "because it doesn't work" or "because it cannot happen."


The word '안돼서' here is used to describe that something (the work) wasn't going well, leading to a consequence of working from home.

일이 안돼서 집에서 작업하기로 했어요.

The work wasn't progressing well, so I decided to work from home.


In this sentence, '안돼서' is used to mean that the appointment could not be kept, leading to rescheduling to another date.

약속을 안돼서 나는 그 대신 다른 날짜로 옮겼어요.

The appointment didn't work out, so I rescheduled it to another date.


Here, '안돼서' represents the machine failing to operate properly, which resulted in the necessity to restart it.

기계를 안돼서 다시 가동하는 데 시간이 걸렸어요.

The machine malfunctioned, so it took time to restart it.