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What does 안 되요 mean? What does 안 되요 mean and how do you use it? Can you use it so say "you can't". ex. A. 이 책을 사고 싶어요. B. 안 돼요. meaning : A. i want to buy this book B. you can't the definition from the dictionary is confusing.

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안 돼요 itself simply means "may not" so the subject really can be anything. It depends on the context. (저는) 이 책을 사고 싶어요 안 돼요. (I) want to buy this book. You can't. (You may not.) 저희 아이들이 먼저 들어가도 돼요? 안 돼요. Can my kids enter first? (They) may not.

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