No. 722 in Latvian
nevaram
"Nevaram" means "we cannot" or "we are unable" in English.
In a sentence
Mēs šodien nevaram aiziet uz pludmali.
We cannot go to the beach today.
Here, 'nevaram' indicates the inability or impossibility of an action, referencing 'mēs' (we) as the subject.
Nevaram teikt neko, pirms neesam pārliecināti.
We cannot say anything before we are sure.
In this sentence, 'nevaram' is used to express restriction or prohibition of an action, in this case refraining from speaking.
Ja mēs nevaram palīdzēt, mēs vismaz mēģināsim saprast situāciju.
If we cannot help, we will at least try to understand the situation.
Here, 'nevaram' conveys a conditional inability to perform the action of helping, setting the context for the conditional clause.
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