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안되다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of "안" as a negation prefix similar to "not" in English and "되다" as meaning "to work" or "to become." Together, they remind you of the phrase "It won't work" or "not allowed." (Romanized: "an" + "doe-da")

Explanations:
• 안되다 means "to not work," "to be no good," or "not be allowed." It is used when something is impossible or unacceptable.

Other Words with Similar Meanings:
• 안돼 – A more colloquial contraction of 안되다.
• 불가능하다 – Means "to be impossible."
• 못하다 – Used in the sense of "cannot do" (though context differs slightly).

Conjugations:
Infinitive: 안되다 (Romanized: an-doe-da)

Present Tense:
• Informal low: 안돼 (an-dwae)
• Informal high/polite: 안돼요 (an-dwae-yo)
• Formal: 안됩니다 (an-doe-seum-ni-da)

Past Tense:
• Informal low: 안됐어 (an-dwae-sseo)
• Informal high/polite: 안됐어요 (an-dwae-sseo-yo)
• Formal: 안되었습니다 (an-doe-seum-ni-da)

Future Tense:
• Informal low: 안될 거야 (an-doel geo-ya)
• Informal high/polite: 안될 거예요 (an-doel geo-ye-yo)
• Formal: 안될 것입니다 (an-doel geo-sip-ni-da)

Examples of Sentences:
1. 이 방법은 안돼.
 (Romanized: i bang-beob-eun an-dwae)
 Translation: "This method won’t work."

2. 지금 가면 안돼요.
 (Romanized: ji-geum ga-myeon an-dwae-yo)
 Translation: "You can’t go now."

3. 그 계획은 어제 안되었습니다.
 (Romanized: geu gye-hoeg-eun eo-je an-doe-seum-ni-da)
 Translation: "That plan didn’t work yesterday."

4. 나중에 다시 시도하면 안될 거예요.
 (Romanized: na-jung-e da-si si-do-ha-myeon an-doel geo-ye-yo)
 Translation: "It won’t work if you try again later."

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