How to say cannot in Japanese

はずのないhazunonai《はずの無い・筈のない・筈の無い》 Inflection: expression / adjective:
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that... ➜ はずが無い

Example Sentences

証明shoumei もmo できdeki ないnai のにnoni、一体ittai 何nani をwo 真実shinjitsu だda とto 信じるshinjiru のno だda？: What do you believe is true even though you cannot prove it?
一緒issho にni 暮らせるkuraseru 誰dare かka とto 結婚kekkon するsuru のno でde はha なくnaku、そのsono 人hito なしnashi でde はha 生きiki てte いけike ないnai 人hito とto 結婚kekkon するsuru のno よyo。: You don't marry someone you can live with — you marry the person whom you cannot live without.
コミュニケーションKOMYUNIKEESHON なしnashi にni 進展shinten はha ありari 得e ないnai。: There cannot be progress without communication.
未来進行形miraishinkougata はha、未来mirai のno 時点jiten でde 進行中shinkouchuu のno 動作dousa やya 出来事dekigoto をwo 表現hyougen するsuru ときtoki にni 用いられますmochiiraremasu がga、例文reibun はha 進行中shinkouchuu のno 動作dousa とto はha 考えられませんkangaeraremasen。: The future progressive tense is used when expressing events and action in progress at some future point, however the example sentence cannot be understood in that way.
私watashi はha ハリウッド映画HARIUDDOeiga のno 商業主義shougyoushugi にni 懸念kenen をwo 抱かずidakazu にはniha いられないirarenai。: I cannot help but be concerned about the commercialism of Hollywood movies.

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