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Korean grammar · Level 1 · 1급

못 V · V-지 못해요 / 안 V · V-지 않아요

Can't and don't — 못 vs 안

Taught in Level 1, Unit 11: What will you do this weekend?

once you make plans, you also have to turn them down. 'I don't want to' and 'I can't' sound very different in Korean.

Example

  • 저는 고기를 먹지 않아요.

    I don't eat meat.

The full explanation is in the unit · part of the Level 1 Pass, opening soon · Level 1, Unit 11

What will you do this weekend?

The rule with a table, Sori’s tips, practice that checks itself, a review room and a one-page cheat sheet.

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