In this video on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-4TKrmJHLk&t=38s

at around 00:39, she says:

qu'il faut développer parce que ça peut pas être fait en un jour

I understand that often the 'ne' is left out, but it also sounds like "ça peut pêtre".... is that just another case of having to understand the way "real" French is spoken?

Merci!

Question

In this video on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-4TKrmJHLk&t=38s

at around 00:39, she says:

qu'il faut développer parce que ça peut pas être fait en un jour

I understand that often the 'ne' is left out, but it also sounds like "ça peut pêtre"....  is that just another case of having to understand the way "real" French is spoken?

Merci!

Answer

Hi Mitch,
The correct sentence is "....ça ne peut être...".
But this mistake is quite usual in oral conversation.
Cyrille

Answer

Hi Mitch,
As a French native, I listened several times and I only listened "ça peut être" (without "p", not "pêtre").
Cyrille

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