안 됐어

didn't work out

→ 안
phrase Uncommon #8,824
didn't work out The meaning depends on context: it can also mean “wasn't decided,” “wasn't allowed,” or “that's too bad.”
KO: 계획대로 안 됐어.
EN: It didn't go according to plan.

안 됐어?

It didn't work?

— Oasis (2002)

우린 애초에 오면 안 됐어

We shouldn't have come in the first place.

— 시라트 (2025)

그러면 안 됐어

You shouldn't have done that.

— 귀향 (2006)

아직 준비도 안 됐어

I’m not even ready yet.

— 음식남녀 (1994)

야, 그거 연장 안 됐어?

Hey, didn’t you renew it?

— Space Sweepers (2021)

아직 때가 안 됐어

It's not time yet.

— 원스 어폰 어 타임 인… 할리우드 (2019)

결정 안 됐어

It hasn't been decided yet.

— 이반의 어린 시절 (1962)

안 됐어!

No!

— 보리밭을 흔드는 바람 (2006)