못하다

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA: mo:tʰada
• Phonetic hangul: 모ː타다 mootada

Romanization

Revised	motada	transliteration	moshada

• Homophones: 모타다 (motada) a common corruption of 모터(이)다 (moteoda "to be a motor")

Verb

못하다 (mothada) 

1. cannot (do); to be unable, or impossible (to do)
   • 집에 가지 못해요. = 집에 못가요.

     Jib-e gaji mothaeyo. = Jib-e motgayo.

     I cannot go home. = I cannot go home.

   • 말은 못타요.

     mar-eun mottayo. (See: Notes above)

     I cannot ride on horseback.

Antonyms

• 잘하다 (jal-hada)

Derived terms

• 잘못하다 (jalmot-hada)

Related terms

• 못 (mot, mos)
• 하다 (hada)

See also

• 아니 (ani)
• 안 (an)
• 안하다 (an-hada)
• 않다 (anhda)