could not

UK
/kʊd nɒt/
US
/kʊd nɑt/
couldverb

could not

UK
/kʊd/
US
/kʊd/
(modal; past form of can)
Übersetzungen
бы(используется для вежливых просьб)
Could you pass me the paper?
Вы не могли бы передать мне эту бумагу?
возможно(используется для предположений)
You could be right, but we need to doublecheck everything.
Возможно, Вы и правы, но надо всё проверить.
Definitionen
Used to make a polite request.
Could you pass me the paper?
Used to make an assumption.
You could be right, but we need to doublecheck everything.
Synonyme
were able to
had the capacity to
would be able to
managed to
had the ability to
was capable of
might be able to
was able to
cannotverb

could not

Präteritum

could not
Präteritum
could not
Partizip Perfekt
cannot
Gerundium
UK
/ˈkænɒt/
US
/ˈkænɑt/
(modal)
Übersetzungen
не мочь
I cannot help you with this problem.
Я не могу помочь тебе с этой проблемой.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
не уметь
Definitionen
Used as an auxiliary verb to indicate inability, impossibility, or lack of permission to do something.
She cannot swim, so she stayed on the shore.
Antonyme