되잖아

can just ..., all you have to do is ..., work, make sense

→ 되다
verb · informal Common #2,432
can just ..., all you have to do is ... Informal conversational form, often used to point out that something is an obvious or easy solution.
KO: 모르면 물어보면 되잖아.
EN: If you don’t know, you can just ask.
work, make sense Informal conversational form.
KO: 그렇게 말하면 이해가 안 되잖아.
EN: It doesn’t make sense if you put it that way.
Conjugation of 되다

카메라가 돌아가면 다른 사람이 되잖아

You become a different person when the camera starts rolling.

— 퍼펙트 블루 (1998)

이해가 안 되잖아, 그만해!

I don’t get it—stop it!

— 폴링 다운 (1993)

나 하나 죽어 버리면 되잖아!

I just have to die!

— 언터처블: 1%의 우정 (2011)

구하면 되잖아

You can just ask for it.

— 미스터 헐리웃 (2000)

말도 안 되잖아

That makes no sense.

— 히든 (2005)

뭐 다른 사람들하고 나눠 먹으면 되잖아

Why don't you just share it with everyone else?

— 마더 (2009)

필요한 소리가 많아 가져오면 되잖아

We need a lot of sounds, so we can just bring them in, right?

— 필사의 추적 (1981)

누나 그런 거 먹어야 되잖아

You should be eating things like that, you know.

— Night in Paradise (2020)

그냥 좋아한다고 말하면 되잖아

You could just say you like me.

— 20th Century Girl (2022)

예승이가 면회 오면 되잖아

Yeseung can just come visit, right?

— Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)

학교 같은 거 안 가도 되잖아

You don’t even have to go to school or anything.

— 아무도 모른다 (2004)

아, 다시 써야 되잖아

Ugh, I have to write it again.

— 20th Century Girl (2022)

원래 또라이가 소설의 주인공 되잖아

The crazy person usually ends up being the protagonist of the novel, you know.

— 버닝 (2018)

일 보고 물 부으면 되잖아

You can just pour the water in after you're done, you know.

— 귀향 (2006)

안 들키면 되잖아

We just have to make sure we don't get caught.

— 몬스터 주식회사 (2001)

그럼 풀어주면 되잖아!

Then just let me go!

— 엘 시크레토: 비밀의 눈동자 (2009)

날 인질로 잡아 그럼 되잖아?

Take me hostage—that would work, wouldn't it?

— 택시 (1998)

같이 나가도 되잖아

We could go out together, you know.

— 싸이코 (1960)

나 랑 여기 있으면 되잖아

You can just stay here with me.

— 영원 (2025)

그래, 여기 서 먹으면 되잖아!

Yeah, you can eat here!

— 홍등 (1991)

포뇨도 데려가면 되잖아

We can just take Ponyo with us, right?

— 벼랑 위의 포뇨 (2008)

할머니 집에 와서 보면 되잖아

You can just come over to Grandma’s and see for yourself.

— No Other Choice (2025)

네 덩치 반 밖에 안 되잖아

You're only half my size.

— 28년 후: 뼈의 사원 (2026)

소개 안 해도 되잖아

You don't have to introduce yourself.

— 무간도 (2002)