cannot

できない

能力や状況のために、あることをするのが不可能である。

やさしい英語で： If something is impossible for you, you are not able to do it.

• I cannot swim.
• We cannot hear you over the music.
• She cannot remember where she left her keys.

使い方： cannot + verb (I cannot lift this box.)

類義語： be unable to

反対語： can

よく使う表現： cannot swim, cannot afford something, cannot see something, cannot move

してはいけない

規則によって、あることをするのが許されていない。

やさしい英語で： If a rule stops you from doing something, you are not allowed to do it.

• You cannot park here.
• Children cannot use the pool without an adult.
• Students cannot leave during the exam.

使い方： cannot + verb (Visitors cannot enter this room.)

類義語： may not, must not

反対語： can

よく使う表現： cannot enter, cannot park here, cannot use something

できないこと

ある人には実行できない物事。

やさしい英語で： Something that a person is unable to do.

• Her list contained more cannots than cans.
• We discussed our cans and cannots before choosing a project.
• He turned one of his cannots into a can.

類義語： impossibility

よく使う表現： cans and cannots, a list of cannots