Cannot
//ˈkæ(n.)nɑt//
Translations of "cannot" (32 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | عَجَزَ(cannot — see also can, not), لَا يَسْتَطِيع(cannot — see also can, not) | ʕajaza, lā yastaṭīʕ | |
| Bulgarian | не може(cannot — see also can, not) | ne može | |
| Catalan | no poder(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | e.g.: ...不了(cannot — see also can, not), 不會 /不会(cannot — see also can, not), 不能(cannot — see also can, not), 不行(cannot — see also can, not), 不要(cannot — see also can, not) | ...bùliǎo, bù huì, bù néng, bù xíng, bù yào | |
| Czech | nemoct(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Danish | kan ikke(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Dutch | niet kunnen(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Esperanto | ne povi(cannot — see also can, not), ne rajtas(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Finnish | ei osaa(cannot — see also can, not), ei voi(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| French | ne pas pouvoir(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| German | nicht können(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Italian | non potere(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Jamaican Creole | cyaan(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Japanese | ...してはいけない(cannot — see also can, not), ...してはならない(cannot — see also can, not), ...できない(cannot — see also can, not), ...駄目である(cannot — see also can, not), e.g.: 読めない(cannot — see also can, not), 食べられない(cannot — see also can, not), 食べれない(cannot — see also can, not) | ...shite wa ikenai, ...shite wa naranai, ...dekinai, ...dame de aru, yomenai, taberarenai, taberenai | |
| Kapampangan | ali(cannot — see also can, not), e(cannot — see also can, not), masakit(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Khmer | មិនអាច(cannot — see also can, not) | mɨn aac | |
| Korean | ...수 없다(cannot — see also can, not), 못(cannot — see also can, not), 못하다(cannot — see also can, not) | ...su eopda, mot, mothada | |
| Latin | nequeo(cannot — see also can, not), nescio(cannot — see also can, not), non licet(cannot — see also can, not), non posse(cannot — see also can, not), prohibetur(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Latvian | nespēj(cannot — see also can, not), nevar(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | kan ikke(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Old Turkic | 𐰆𐰢𐰀(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Pitcairn-Norfolk | kaa(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Polish | nie móc(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Portuguese | não pode(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Russian | не мо́чь(cannot — see also can, not), нельзя́(cannot — see also can, not) | ne móčʹ, nelʹzjá | |
| Slovak | nebyť schopný(cannot — see also can, not), nedokázať(cannot — see also can, not), nemôcť(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Spanish | no poder(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Swedish | kan icke(cannot — see also can, not), kan inte(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Thai | ...ไม่เป็น(cannot — see also can, not), ...ไม่ได้(cannot — see also can, not) | ...mâi bpen, ...mâi dâai | |
| Turkish | ama(cannot — see also can, not), eme(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Vietnamese | có thể không(cannot — see also can, not) | — | |
| Welsh | dim gallu(cannot — see also can, not), ffili(cannot — see also can, not), methu(cannot — see also can, not) | — |
no poder
nemoct
kan ikke
niet kunnen
ne povi, ne rajtas
ei osaa, ei voi
ne pas pouvoir
nicht können
non potere
cyaan
...してはいけない, ...してはならない, ...できない, ...駄目である, e.g.: 読めない, 食べられない, 食べれない
...shite wa ikenai, ...shite wa naranai, ...dekinai, ...dame de aru, yomenai, taberarenai, taberenai
ali, e, masakit
nequeo, nescio, non licet, non posse, prohibetur
nespēj, nevar
kan ikke
𐰆𐰢𐰀
nie móc
não pode
nebyť schopný, nedokázať, nemôcť
no poder
kan icke, kan inte
ama, eme
có thể không
dim gallu, ffili, methu
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