у меня не получилось

I couldn't manage it / it didn't work out for me

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I couldn't manage it / it didn't work out for me An impersonal construction expressing failure to do something. In the future form у меня не получится, it means “I won’t be able to” or “it won’t work out for me.”
RU: Я хотела приготовить ужин, но у меня не получилось.
EN: I wanted to make dinner, but I couldn't manage it.

Я пыталась, но у меня не получилось.

I tried, but I didn't succeed.

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