못 가요

can't go

→ 못

phrase Uncommon #12,870

can't go A polite expression meaning someone is unable to go or leave. Depending on context, it can also mean that something will not last or continue for long.

KO: 죄송하지만 오늘은 못 가요.

EN: I'm sorry, but I can't go today.

허, 하지만 그것도 며칠 못 가요

Huh, but that won’t last more than a few days either.

— 박쥐 (2009)

못 가요

I can't go.

— 동경 이야기 (1953)

더 빨리 못 가요?

Can't you go any faster?

— 붉은 돼지 (1992)

다 같이 는 못 가요 파스쿠알레와 내가 이 녀석을 데려갈게요

We can’t all go together. Pasquale and I will take this guy with us.

— 자전거 도둑 (1948)

오늘은 못 가요.

I can't go today.

지금은 못 가요

I can't go right now.

— 신경쇠약 직전의 여자 (1988)