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지 못하다
Attach this ending to a verb stem to say you are unable to do the action. It carries exactly the meaning of 못 but sits after the verb instead of before it.
Examples in context
저는 매운 음식을 먹지 못해요
I cannot eat spicy food
어제는 자지 못했어요
I could not sleep yesterday
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