없어서 못

can't … because there isn't any

→ 없다

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can't … because there isn't any The following action is usually understood from context or completed by a verb. In 없어서 못 먹다, it can also suggest that something is so desirable that people can hardly get enough of it.

KO: 시간이 없어서 못 가요.

EN: I can't go because I don't have time.

재고가 없어서 못 팔지.

We can't sell it because we're out of stock.

— 더 러닝 맨 (2025)

없어서 못 먹지

I can't get enough of it.

— Oasis (2002)