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Difference between (不能),(不会),(不得) and (不可能)?
Apr 24, 2010 8:36 PM
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Hello Asamichan,
不能
means can not ,must not ,should not
不会
not able , not having learned to do something
It means also improbable or unlikely.
不得
may not ,must not , may not be allowed
不可能
impossible, cannot, not able
April 24, 2010
不能:can not not allowed.
不会 :have no ability to do sth
不得: have to do ,have no choice but to do sth
不可能:impossible
April 25, 2010
不能不会不得 indicate mustn't but 不可能 means not possible or shouldn't
April 25, 2010
不能:means cant`t. eg1:You are right, I can’t change the past and run from it.I should learn from it. eg2 :i`m sorry i can`t.
不会:generally incompetent or you have no ability to do something.for example:They are not capable of doing the work. or He is unequal to dealing with the problem.
不得:means mustn`t or prohibition. eg:no smoking!不得吸烟。 Forbid to go sight-seeing.不得观赏。
不可能:means:impossible,Perhaps not. eg1:this is impossible. eg2:it can`t be . eg3:A:If the sun were to disappear, what would the earth be like?
B:you think too much,it can`t be happen.
in a word:in chinese says, sometimes they can transform each other,but the means can not be change.for example:我不会做这件事情。我不能做这件事情。it also means "i can`t do it."
ok.good luck~
April 25, 2010
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