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V-다 못해

-다 못해 means "unable to continue" - stopping one action to do another.

Fed up - 참다 못해 화를 냈어요 (couldnt take it anymore and got angry)

Breaking point - Reaching limit of tolerance

Transition - From enduring to acting

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Often with 참다, 기다리다

Leads to reactive action

참다 못해 소리를 질렀어요.

Unable to take it anymore, I shouted.

기다리다 못해 먼저 들어갔어요.

I couldn't wait any longer and went in first.

배가 고프다 못해 아프기까지 해요.

I'm beyond hungry to the point that it actually hurts.

그의 무례한 행동을 보다 못해 한마디 했어요.

I couldn't stand watching his rude behavior anymore, so I said something.

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