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нельзя

нельзя

Russian

Predicative

нельзя́ (nelʹzjá) (impersonal, invariable)

  1. impossible (perfective aspect), it is impossible, one cannot, you can’t
    нельзя́ ему́ + perfective infinitivenelʹzjá jemú + perfective infinitive ― it is "impossible" for him to (perfective infinitive)
  2. prohibited, forbidden, not allowed, one must not
    здесь нельзя́ кури́тьzdesʹ nelʹzjá kurítʹ ― it is not allowed to smoke here

Usage notes

Нельзя is the negative of можно. Do not say "не можно"...always use нельзя instead.

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