No. 630 in Turkish
olmaz
"Olmaz" means "It is not possible" or "No way" in English.
In a sentence
Bu saatte markete gitmek olmaz.
It is not possible to go to the market at this hour.
'Olmaz' is used to express impossibility due to external circumstances.
Hata yapmaktan korkma, olmazsa yeniden denersin.
Don't be afraid to make mistakes, if it doesn’t work out, you can try again.
'Olmaz' is used to indicate a potential negative outcome or failure of an attempt.
Sen olmasan, bu işi başaramazdım.
Without you, I couldn’t achieve this task.
Here, 'olmaz' is part of 'olmasan,' where it is used in a conditional clause to indicate the necessity of someone's presence or support.
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