안 댔어

didn't touch

→ 안

phrase Rare #26,368

didn't touch Informal past-tense negative form of 대다, meaning “to touch” or “to handle.” Often used with 손도 (“not even a hand”) for emphasis: 손도 안 댔어 means “I didn't touch it at all.”

KO: 그 음식은 너무 매워서 하나도 안 댔어.

EN: That food was so spicy that I didn't touch any of it.

난 손도 안 댔어

I didn’t even touch it.

— 레옹 (1994)

난 그대로 보관만 했을 뿐 손도 안 댔어

I just kept it stored as it was; I didn’t even touch it.

— 레옹 (1994)