📘 How to Use ~지 못하다 – Expressing Inability in Korean Want to say “I can’t swim,” “She couldn’t come,” or “They can’t speak Korean” in Korean? Then you need to learn how to use ~지 못하다 , the polite and formal way to express inability , lack of skill , or impossibility . This guide will teach you how to use ~지 못하다 naturally, how it differs from 못, and how to make polite negative sentences with examples and Romanization. 💡 What Does ~지 못하다 Mean? ~지 못하다 is used to say “cannot do” something in a formal and polite way. It can be used with any verb to express inability due to skill, circumstance, or permission. Structure: Verb stem + 지 못하다 🔤 Conjugation Forms Present: 지 못해요 Past: 지 못했어요 Future: 지 못할 거예요 Examples: 하다 → 하지 못해요 – I can’t do it 가다 → 가지 못해요 – I can’t go 먹다 → 먹지 못해요 – I can’t eat 📘 Example Sentences 저는 수영하지 못해요 – I can’t swim jeo-neun su-yeong-ha-ji mot-hae-yo 그녀는 오지 못했어요 – She couldn’t come geu-nyeo-neun o-ji mot-haet-se...