Korean expression
못 할 것 같아
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못 할 것 같아 means "It seems like I won’t be able to do it" in Korean.
How it works here
‘못’ combines with the following ‘할 것 같아’ (it seems like I will do it) to indicate impossibility. ‘-(으)ㄹ 것 같다’ expresses a guess, and the preceding ‘못’ negates that content.
Key expression
V-(으)ㄹ 것 같다
To think or guess that something will happen or be a certain way
Attached after verbs and adjectives, it adds a future or conjectural sense. ‘-(으)ㄴ 것 같다’ is closer to judging a current state, while ‘-(으)ㄹ 것 같다’ is often used to guess about a future event or possibility.
When it's used
Use it when making a tentative judgment or saying gently what you think will happen despite lacking definite evidence.
The line
못 할 것 같아
I don't think I can do it.
Said while considering in advance whether something will be possible.
Scene from “TWICE REALITY "TIME TO TWICE" Healing December EP.01” · Channel: TWICE Watch on YouTube
More examples
비가 곧 올 것 같아서 우산을 챙겼어.
I brought an umbrella because it looks like it will rain soon.
이 문제는 혼자 해결하기 어려울 것 같아요.
I don't think I can solve this problem alone.
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
못 할 것 같아
못 할 것 같아
I don't think I can do it.
- Precisely recalling and talking about yesterday’s lunch menu.
- Opening a store right now and taking out merchandise.
- Talking about whether an umbrella will be needed because it may rain tomorrow.
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Talking about whether an umbrella will be needed because it may rain tomorrow.
to think or guess that something will happen or be a certain way. Attached after verbs and adjectives, it adds a future or conjectural sense. ‘-(으)ㄴ 것 같다’ is closer to judging a current state, while ‘-(으)ㄹ 것 같다’ is often used to guess about a future event or possibility.
Other words in this line
- 못
- Unable to
- 하다
- To do
- 같다
- To seem; to be like
Same expression in other scenes
- 그럴 거 같은데요 — I think that’s probably the case
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