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Korean verb

못하다

모타다said like thismotada

be incapable; fail to

To fail to make a certain work reach a certain level or to not own the ability to do so.

Standard pronunciation
[모타다]
Level
Beginner

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못하다 in a sentence

From the dictionary. We added the reading — these are not translated.

  • 새댁은 살림을 못해서 집이 매우 어수선했다.

    새대근 살리믈 모태서 지비 매우 어수선핻따.said like thissaedaegeun sallimeul motaeseo jibi maeu eosuseonhaetda.
  • 영어를 못하는 민준이에게 외국인과 대화하는 것은 매우 힘든 일이었다.

    영어를 모타는 민주니에게 외구긴과 대화하는 거슨 매우 힘든 이리얻따.said like thisyeongeoreul motaneun minjuniege oegugingwa daehwahaneun geoseun maeu himdeun irieotda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.