No. 3,493 in Turkish
olamaz
"Cannot be" or "impossible."
In a sentence
Bu kadar şansızlık olamaz.
This much bad luck cannot be possible.
In this sentence, 'olamaz' is used to express disbelief or denial about the possibility of an event or situation.
Asla böyle bir şey söylemiş olamaz.
He could never have said such a thing.
Here, 'olamaz' implies negation of the likelihood that the subject performed the action described.
Şehir trafiği bu kadar yoğun olamaz.
The city's traffic cannot be this heavy.
In this case, 'olamaz' is used to question or doubt the veracity or intensity of a current situation.
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