난 그때

back then, I

→ 나+는

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back then, I 난 is a contraction of 나는, meaning “I” or “as for me.” 그때 means “at that time” or “back then.” This phrase commonly introduces something the speaker thought, felt, knew, or did in the past.

KO: 난 그때 아무것도 몰랐어.

EN: Back then, I didn't know anything.

난 그때 지들러, 물랑 루즈, 새틴도 몰랐다

I didn't know about Zidler, Moulin Rouge, or Satin back then.

— 물랑루즈 (2001)

난 그때… 난 못… 난 못 하겠어.

I… I can’t… I can’t do it.

— 햄넷 (2025)