No. 870 in Persian
نمیتواند
"Cannot" or "is not able to."
In a sentence
او نمیتواند به مهمانی برود.
He cannot go to the party.
The word 'نمیتواند' (cannot) is used here to express inability, indicating the subject is unable to perform the action of 'going to the party'.
این مشکل نمیتواند بدون کمک حل شود.
This problem cannot be solved without help.
Here, 'نمیتواند' (cannot) reflects an impossibility, suggesting that solving the problem is not feasible without external assistance.
نمیتواند همیشه بهار باشد.
It cannot always be spring.
In this sentence, 'نمیتواند' (cannot) conveys an improbability or impossibility, emphasizing that a constant state (always being spring) is not possible.
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