Korean phrases / K-drama lines
내가 안 했으면 누가 해
nae-ga an haess-eu-myeon nu-ga hae
“If I don't do it, who will”
🏷️ Close friendsTextbook vs Real
Textbook제가 하지 않았다면 누가 하겠습니까je-ga ha-ji an-at-da-myeon nu-ga ha-get-seum-ni-kka
Real내가 안 했으면 누가 해nae-ga an haess-eu-myeon nu-ga hae
Why Koreans say it this way
Park Saeroyi's defining line. 내가 (casual "I") vs 제가 (humble "I"). The entire sentence structure is shortened — real Korean compresses grammar. 했으면 instead of 하지 않았다면 shows how real speech collapses negative conditionals.
From: 이태원 클라쓰 EP1