Be 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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