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못하다
못하다
Korean
Verb
못하다 • (mothada) (infinitive 못해 or 못하여, sequential 못하니)
- (verb-지 못하다) cannot (do); to be unable, or impossible (to do)
- 집에 가지 못해요. = 집에 못 가요.
- Jib-e gaji mothaeyo. = jib-e mot gayo.
- I cannot go home. = I cannot go home.
- 집에 가지 못해요. = 집에 못 가요.
- (를 못하다) cannot do well
Conjugation
Selected forms of the verb 못하다 (mothada)
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| Stem 1 | 못하 (****) |
| Stem 2 | 못해 (mothae) |
| Stem 2a | 못하여 (mothayeo) |
| Stem 3 | 못하 (****) |
| Conjugation type | Vowel-stem, 하(ha)-irregular |
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| Formal non polite (해라체) |
Informal non polite (해체) |
Informal polite (해요체) |
Formal polite (하십시오체) |
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못한다 mothanda past: 못했다 mothaetda |
못해 mothae past: 못했어 mothaesseo |
못해요 mothaeyo past: 못했어요 mothaesseoyo |
못합니다 mothamnida past: 못했습니다 mothaetseumnida |
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못하느냐 mothaneunya past: 못했느냐 mothaenneunya |
못해 mothae past: 못했어 mothaesseo |
못해요 mothaeyo past: 못했어요 mothaesseoyo |
못합니까 mothamnikka past: 못했습니까 mothaetseumnikka |
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못하자 mothaja |
못해 mothae |
못해요 mothaeyo |
못합시다 mothapsida |
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못하겠다 mothagetda |
못하겠어 mothagesseo |
못하겠어요 mothagesseoyo |
못하겠습니다 mothagetseumnida |
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못해 mothae |
못해서, 못하여서 mothaeseo, mothayeoseo |
못하니 mothani |
못하니까 mothanikka |
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못하지만 mothajiman |
못하는데 mothaneunde |
못하더니 mothadeoni |
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못하고 mothago |
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못하면 mothamyeon |
못해야, 못하여야 mothaeya, mothayeoya |
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못하려고 motharyeogo |
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| Verbal nouns |
못함 motham |
못하기 mothagi |
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| Past-tense verbal nouns |
못했음, 못하였음 mothaesseum, mothayeosseum |
못했기, 못하였기 mothaetgi, mothayeotgi |
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| Determiners | past | 못한 mothan |
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| present | 못하는 mothaneun |
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| future | 못할 mothal |
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| Formal non polite (해라체) |
Informal non polite (해체) |
Informal polite (해요체) |
Formal polite (하십시오체) |
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못하신다 mothasinda past: 못하셨다 mothasyeotda |
못하셔 mothasyeo past: 못하셨어 mothasyeosseo |
못하세요, 못하셔요 mothaseyo, mothasyeoyo past: 못하셨어요 mothasyeosseoyo |
못하십니다 mothasimnida past: 못하셨습니다 mothasyeotseumnida |
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못하시느냐 mothasineunya past: 못하셨느냐 mothasyeonneunya |
못하셔 mothasyeo past: 못하셨어 mothasyeosseo |
못하세요, 못하셔요 mothaseyo, mothasyeoyo past: 못하셨어요 mothasyeosseoyo |
못하십니까 mothasimnikka past: 못하셨습니까 mothasyeotseumnikka |
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못하시겠다 mothasigetda |
못하시겠어 mothasigesseo |
못하시겠어요 mothasigesseoyo |
못하시겠습니다 mothasigetseumnida |
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못하셔 mothasyeo |
못하셔서 mothasyeoseo |
못하시니 mothasini |
못하시니까 mothasinikka |
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못하시지만 mothasijiman |
못하시는데 mothasineunde |
못하시더니 mothasideoni |
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못하시고 mothasigo |
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못하시면 mothasimyeon |
못하셔야 mothasyeoya |
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못하시려고 mothasiryeogo |
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| Verbal nouns |
못하심 mothasim |
못하시기 mothasigi |
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| Past-tense verbal nouns |
못하셨음 mothasyeosseum |
못하셨기 mothasyeotgi |
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| Determiners | past | 못하신 mothasin |
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| present | 못하시는 mothasineun |
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| future | 못하실 mothasil |
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Antonyms
- 잘하다 (jalhada)
Derived terms
- 잘못하다 (jalmothada)