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could not

/kʊd nɒt/

/kʊd nɑt/

couldverb

could not

/kʊd/

(modal; past form of can)

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

were able to

had the capacity to

would be able to

managed to

had the ability to

was capable of

might be able to

might

was able to

cannotverb

could not

Past Simple

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