cannot
Can not; be unable toCan not; be unable to (whether due to physical inability, logical impossibility, etc.).
» I'm sorry, I can't stay long.
Es tut mir leid, ich kann nicht lange bleiben.
Entschuldigen Sie! Ich kann nicht lange bleiben.
Извините, я не могу остаться надолго.
Вибачте, я не можу залишитися надовго.
Meaning
2 sensesCan not; be unable to (whether due to physical inability, logical impossibility, etc.).
I cannot open the window. It is stuck.
The butler cannot be the murderer, he cannot have killed her, because he was in another city at the time.
nicht können
не мо́чьne móčʹ, нельзя́nelʹzjá
Be forbidden or not permitted to.
You cannot enter the hall without a ticket.
Examples
35493 sentencesI'm sorry, I can't stay long.
Вибачте, я не можу залишитися надовго. — ChickenKiev
ruИзвините, я не могу остаться надолго. — Lenin_1917
deEs tut mir leid, ich kann nicht lange bleiben. — MUIRIEL
I can't lift my right arm.
Я не можу підняти праву руку. — aandrusiak
ruЯ не могу поднять правую руку. — Biga
deIch kann meinen rechten Arm nicht heben. — xtofu80
It's a fact you can't deny.
Це факт, який ти не можеш заперечувати. — deniko
ruЭто невозможно отрицать. — soweli_Elepanto
deDas ist eine Tatsache, die du nicht abstreiten kannst. — Tamy
This can't be a real diamond.
Це не може бути справжнім діамантом. — deniko
ruЭто не может быть настоящим алмазом. — shanghainese
deDas kann kein echter Diamant sein. — al_ex_an_der
You can't smoke in this room.
У цій кімнаті не можна палити. — deniko
ruВам нельзя курить в этой комнате. — sharptoothed
deDu darfst in diesem Zimmer nicht rauchen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English can not, cannot, cannouȝt, etc. (compare Old English ne cann), equivalFrom Middle English can not, cannot, cannouȝt, etc. (compare Old English ne cann), equivalent to can + not.
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Forms
cannots, cannoting, cannoted, cannotedSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
Collocations
12 patterns- can't do that
- can't believe
- can't afford to
- can't afford
- can't remember
- can't believe that
- can't speak
- couldn't find
- can't help
- couldn't understand
- can't figure out
- can't stand