못

See also 못하다

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

못 (mot)

1. nail, peg, spike
2. callosity, callus, corn
3. pond

See also

• 늪 (neup, “marsh, morass, swamp, bog”)
• 둑 (duk, “dike”)
• 해자 (haeja, “moat”, 垓字)

Adverb

못 (mot)

1. not; cannot possibly
   • 못 먹는 감 찔러나 본다.

     Mot meogneun gam jjilleona bonda.

     One may be ill-tempered to prick the persimmon that he cannot eat.

Synonyms

• 잘못 (jalmot, “not well”)
• 안 (an, “not”)

Antonyms

• 잘 (jal, “well”)

Prefix

못 (mot)

1. cannot; inability

   Used before a 동사 (dongsa, “verb”) to indicate inability.

   • 못하다

     mothada

     cannot do