도 못

can't even

→ 도
phrase Very common #359
can't even 도 adds emphasis, meaning “even” or “also”; 못 indicates inability or that something cannot be done.
KO: 오늘은 시간이 없어서 점심도 못 먹었어요.
EN: I didn't even get to eat lunch today.

팔도 못 움직이는 허수아비 랑 저녁 먹고 싶어?

Do you want to have dinner with a scarecrow who can't even move his arms?

— 택시 (1998)

놈들은 감도 못 잡을 거 야.

Those guys won't have a clue.

— 더 러닝 맨 (2025)

결혼식도 못 합니까?

Can't we even have a wedding?

— 대부 (1972)

놈들은 달라, 협상도 못 한다구

Those guys are different—they can’t even negotiate.

— 대부 (1972)

담배도 못 피워

I can't even smoke.

— 택시 (1998)

파리도 못 죽일 애 야

They wouldn't hurt a fly.

— 자전거 도둑 (1948)

삼촌, 시계도 못 봐?

Uncle, can’t you even read a clock?

— Night in Paradise (2020)

아직 주연도 못 정했어.

We haven't even decided on the lead role yet.

— 국보 (2025)

그럼 나 대학 때 미팅도 못 하는 겨?

So I won’t even be able to go on group blind dates in college?

— 20th Century Girl (2022)

자는 중에 깨워서 넥타이도 못 했습니다

I was woken up while sleeping, so I couldn't even put on a tie.

— 아마코드 (1973)

너 이제 극장에도 못 들어 오게 할 테니 그리 알아!

You know that I won't let you enter the theater anymore!

— 시네마 천국 (1988)

종일 얘기도 못 했군

We haven't even had a chance to talk all day.

— 미스틱 리버 (2003)

엄마 죽인 놈도 못 찾았는데 이젠 누가 아버지까지 죽였어

They never even found the bastard who killed Mom, and now someone’s gone and killed Dad too.

— 더 레킹 크루 (2026)

샘도 못 알아봐요?

Don't you recognize Sam?

— 반지의 제왕: 두 개의 탑 (2002)

여기선 시장도 못 보잖아

You can't even get to a market around here.

— 하울의 움직이는 성 (2004)

아까 다른 아저씨들도 못 열었어요

The other guys couldn’t open it earlier either.

— The Great Flood (2025)

네가 죽으면 엄마도 못 산다.

If you die, your mother won't be able to live either.

— 국보 (2025)

비명도 못 지르고 골라봐 둘 다 급하게 들어온 작품 이라 빨리 결정해 줘야 돼

You don’t even have time to scream—pick one. Both projects came in at the last minute, so we need to decide quickly.

— Kill Boksoon (2023)

해적 체면도 못 세우고 목숨 건 게 요거 야

I risked my life for this, without even being able to preserve my dignity as a pirate.

— 천공의 성 라퓨타 (1986)

무슨… 난 절반도 못 알아들었어!

What the… I didn’t understand even half of it!

— 데드풀과 울버린 (2024)

엄마가 네 걱정에 밥도 못 먹는다

Your mom is so worried about you she can’t even eat.

— Dream (2023)

없다는 얘기도 못 듣지 않았어?

Didn't you hear that they didn't have any?

— Good News (2025)

톰과 크리스털도 못 봤대

They said they couldn't see Tom and Crystal either.

— 아노라 (2024)

경찰에 신고도 못 했다고

They said they couldn't even report it to the police.

— 신경쇠약 직전의 여자 (1988)

감도 못 잡아

I can't even get a handle on it.

— 대부 (1972)

난 아내가 보낸 편지도 못 읽어

I can't even read the letter my wife sent me.

— 서부 전선 이상 없다 (2022)

물도 못 잠가?

Can't you even turn off the water?

— 비지터 (1993)

점심도 못 먹었어

I didn't even get to eat lunch.

— 8과 1/2 (1963)