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cannot

/ˈkænɒt/

/ˈkænɑt/

cannotverb

could not

Past Simple

could not

Past Participle

cannot

Gerund

/ˈkænɒt/

/ˈkænɑt/

(modal)

Translations

не мочь

I cannot help you with this problem.

Я не могу помочь тебе с этой проблемой.

Additional translations

не уметь

Definitions

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.

Antonyms

can'tverb

cannot

/kɑːnt/

/kænt/

Translations

не мочь

I can't swim.

Я не могу плавать.

Definitions

To be unable to do something; to lack the ability, permission, or possibility to perform an action.

I can't swim, so I won't join you in the pool.

Used to express disbelief or the speaker's conviction that something is impossible.

It can't be true that they won the lottery twice in a row.

Antonyms