Korean expression
할 수 있을지 모르겠네
What does 할 수 있을지 모르겠네 mean?
할 수 있을지 모르겠네 means "being unsure whether you can do it" in Korean.
How it works here
‘할 수 있을지’ expresses whether something is possible, while ‘모르겠네’ expresses uncertainty about it. The whole expression is used when you cannot judge whether you can do something.
Dictionary form
수 있을지 모르다
To be unsure whether one can do something
Often used after a verb in the form `-ㄹ/을 수 있을지 모르다`. It expresses uncertainty about being able to do something, not simply a lack of ability.
When it's used
Used when you are unsure whether you can accomplish something you are about to try.
The line
플라잉 요가 한 번도 안 해봤는데 할 수 있을지 모르겠네
I’ve never tried aerial yoga, so I’m not sure if I can do it.
Said when talking about whether you can manage something you are about to do.
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More examples
이 짐을 혼자서 들 수 있을지 모르겠어요.
I’m not sure if I can carry this luggage by myself.
새벽까지 집중해서 끝낼 수 있을지 모르겠어.
I’m not sure if I can finish it while staying focused until dawn.
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
할 수 있을지 모르겠네
플라잉 요가 한 번도 안 해봤는데 할 수 있을지 모르겠네
I’ve never tried aerial yoga, so I’m not sure if I can do it.
- A situation where you explain something you have already finished
- A situation where you accurately call someone’s name
- A situation where you are learning to drive for the first time and say whether you can do it
Show the answer
A situation where you are learning to drive for the first time and say whether you can do it
to be unsure whether one can do something. Often used after a verb in the form `-ㄹ/을 수 있을지 모르다`. It expresses uncertainty about being able to do something, not simply a lack of ability.
Other words in this line
- 플라잉
- Flying
- 플라잉 요가
- Aerial yoga
- 요가
- Yoga
- 한 번
- One time
- 안
- Not
- 해보다
- To try doing
- 수
- Ability; possibility
- 있다
- To exist; to be able
- 모르다
- To not know
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