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Top 500adjective

нельзя́

[nʲɪlʲˈzʲa]it is impossible, one cannot, you can't

Frequency rank #325 About 1 in every 3,200 words in Russian film and TV. The top 500 words make up 71.0% of everything said.
нельзя #325

Meaning

  1. it is impossible, one cannot, you can't
  2. it is prohibited, it is forbidden, it is not allowed, one must not
  3. one cannot

Examples

нельзя́ ему́ + perfective infinitive

it is impossible for him to (perfective infinitive)

здесь нельзя́ кури́ть

it is not allowed to smoke here

Forms by frequency

  • нельзя́#314

Words near #325

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