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How do you say "What can't you do?" in Korean?
무엇을 할 수 없어요?
mueoseul hal su eopsseoyo?
In Korean, "What can't you do?" is 무엇을 할 수 없어요?.
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Pronunciation
Say 'moo-uh-seul hahl soo uhp-ssuh-yo' with the negative form 없어요.
Writing and usage
무엇을 할 수 없어요 uses 할 수 없어요, the inability expression.
Example sentence
무엇을 할 수 없어요?
What can't you do?
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How to remember 무엇을 할 수 없어요?
Hal su eopsseoyo means cannot do. The 'up' sound indicates absence or inability.
Related words
- What do you dislike? 무엇을 안 좋아해요? mueoseul an joahaeyo?
- What is the temperature on Saturday? 토요일 기온이 어때요? toyoil gioni eottaeyo?
- What is the temperature on Thursday? 목요일 기온이 어때요? mokyoil gioni eottaeyo?
- What is the weather on Friday? 금요일 날씨가 어때요? geumyoil nalssiga eottaeyo?
- What is the weather on Monday? 월요일 날씨가 어때요? woryoil nalssiga eottaeyo?
- What is the weather on Saturday? 토요일 날씨가 어때요? toyoil nalssiga eottaeyo?
- What is the weather on Sunday? 일요일 날씨가 어때요? ilyoil nalssiga eottaeyo?
- What is the weather on Tuesday? 화요일 날씨가 어때요? hwayoil nalssiga eottaeyo?
- What is your personality? 성격이 어때요? seonggyeoki eottaeyo?
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Questions about 무엇을 할 수 없어요?
How do you say "What can't you do?" in Korean?
In Korean, "What can't you do?" is 무엇을 할 수 없어요?. It is a noun.
How is 무엇을 할 수 없어요? written in Korean?
무엇을 할 수 없어요 uses 할 수 없어요, the inability expression.
How is 무엇을 할 수 없어요? used in a sentence?
Use 무엇을 할 수 없어요? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 무엇을 할 수 없어요? (What can't you do?).
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"What can't you do?" in other languages
- Japanese できないことは何ですか？ (dekinai koto wa nan desu ka ？)
- Chinese 你不能做什么? (nǐ bù néng zuò shén me ?)
- Spanish ¿Qué no puedes hacer?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Qué no puedes hacer?
- French Qu'est-ce que tu ne peux pas faire ?
- German Was kannst du nicht tun?
- Italian Cosa non sai fare?
- Russian Что ты не умеешь делать? (čto ty ne umeešʹ delatʹ?)
- Greek Τι δεν μπορείς να κάνεις; (ti dhen boris na kanis)
- Arabic أنت مش ممكن تعمل إيه؟ (inta mish mumkin 'tiAmil 'ieeh)
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