“Can not” coù nghóa laø khoâng theå laøm ñöôïc moät vieäc ǵ ñoù. Noù laø moät trôï ñoäng töø vaø ñöùng tröôùc ñoäng töø chính trong moät caâu. Ñoâng töø chính ôû nguyeân h́nh thöùc giaûn ñôn.
“Can’t” laø tónh löôïc cuûa “can not”. Xem theâm phaàn tónh löôïc ôû Baøi hoïc 1b.
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I can not walk.Toâi khoâng theå ñi boä. |
I can't walk. |
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You can not walk.Anh (cḥ) khoâng theå ñi boä. |
You can't walk. |
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He can not walk.Anh aáy khoâng theå ñi boä. |
He can't walk. |
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She can not walk.Cḥ aáy khoâng theå ñi boä. |
She can't walk. |
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It can not walk.Noù khoâng theå ñi boä. |
It can't walk. |
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We can not walk.Chuùng toâi khoâng theå ñi boä. |
We can't walk. |
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You can not walk.Caùc anh (cḥ) khoâng theå ñi boä. |
You can't walk. |
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They can not walk.Chuùng noù khoâng theå ñi boä. |
They can't walk. |
I can not speak English. Toâi khoâng theå noùi ñöôïc tieáng Anh.
She can't ski. Cḥ aáy khoâng theå tröôït tuyeát.
We can't buy a house. We can't buy a house. =Chuùng toâi khoâng theå mua moät caùi nhaø.
The mechanic can not fix a car. Ngöôøi thôï maùy khoâng theå söûa ñöôïc chieác xe hôi.
Karen can't lift the box. Karen khoâng theå naâng ñöôïc caùi thuøng.