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cannot

/ˈkænɒt/

/ˈkænɑt/

Translations

cannotverb

could not

Past Simple

could not

Past Participle

cannot

Gerund

/ˈkænɒt/

/ˈkænɑt/

(modal)

не мочь

I cannot help you with this problem.

Я не могу помочь тебе с этой проблемой.

Additional translations

не уметь

Antonyms

can'tverb

cannot

/kɑːnt/

/kænt/

не мочь

I can't swim.

Я не могу плавать.

Antonyms

cannotverb

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.

can'tverb

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.