않으니까

This is the 6384th most frequent Korean word.


않으니까

"Because it does not."


The word "않으니까" is used to indicate a reason ("because") derived from a negation ("I didn't eat").

나는 아침밥을 먹지 않으니까 배가 고파.

I am hungry because I didn't have breakfast.


"않으니까" here expresses a condition leading to a decision or allowance, based on a negation.

비가 오지 않으니까 외출해도 된다.

It's okay to go out because it isn't raining.


In this sentence, "않으니까" implies a cause related to an absence of action ("he isn't helping").

그는 나를 돕지 않으니까 할 수 없이 혼자 해야 돼.

I have to do it alone because he isn't helping me.