Be Incapable in Korean: 못하다’s meaning and pronunciation

Be Incapable in Korean, 못하다 meaningBe Incapable in Korean is 못하다. For examples, you can use like [공부를 못하다, 노래를 못하다]. In this post you will learn how to pronounce and use 못하다 along with examples.

Basics

Word Part Chinese Sound
못하다 verb 모ː타다

못하다 Meaning

Meaning Explanation
be incapable; fail to To fail to make a certain work reach a certain level or to not own the ability to do so.

Examples

공부를 못하다.
can’t study
노래를 못하다.
can’t sing

How to Conjugate 못하다

① Formal High (합니다체)

Present    못합니다
Past    못했습니다
Past Perfect    못했었습니다
Future    못할 것입니다
Condition    못하겠습니다

② Informal High (해요체)

Present    못해요
Past    못했어요
Past Perfect    못했었어요
Future    못할 것이에요
Condition    못하겠어요

③ Informal Low (해체)

Present    못해
Past    못했어
Past Perfect    못했었어
Future    못할 것이야
Condition    못하겠어

④ Formal Low (한다체)

Present    못한다
Past    못했다
Past Perfect    못했었다
Future    못할 것이다
Condition    못하겠다

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