못 V-아/어요 (V-지 못해요)

못 V-아/어요 (V-지 못해요)

This pattern expresses the subjects lack of ability to do something or the fact that something does not go according to ones's wish or hope due to some external factor. In English " cannot " and is formed by adding 못 in front of a verb or -지 못해요 to the end of the verb stem.