-다 못해
unable to keep …; so … it becomes
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Penjelasan
(1) Unable to keep doing something any longer, one turns to another action (참다 못해 화를 냈다); (2) a state so intense it becomes another (맑다 못해 투명하다). Attaches to the stem.
Contoh
소음을 참다 못해 이웃집에 찾아갔다.
Unable to stand the noise any longer, I went next door.
바닷물이 맑다 못해 투명했다.
The sea was so clear it was transparent.
기다리다 못해 먼저 출발했어요.
I couldn't wait any longer, so I left first.
Catatan TOPIK
TOPIK II Reading 42–43 and 19–24.