No. 676 in Armenian
չկան
"Չկան" means "are not" or "do not exist" in English.
In a sentence
Ամպերը երկնքում չկան։
There are no clouds in the sky.
In this sentence, 'չկան' is used to indicate the absence of something (clouds) in a given location (the sky).
Երկվում առաջ չկան վերջնական պատասխաններ։
There are no definitive answers in advance.
Here, 'չկան' is utilized to express the non-existence of definitive answers beforehand.
Այնպիսի մարդիկ չկան, ովքեր երբեք սխալ չեն անում։
There are no people who never make mistakes.
In this usage, 'չկան' demonstrates negation of the existence of a certain kind of people (those who never err).
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