"you couldn't" in Chinese (Traditional)

你不能你沒能你不會

Definition

“You couldn't” 是“can”的否定過去式，表示某人沒能做某事，也可以用來禮貌地表達某事不可能或不被允許。

常見於否定過去能力，也可禮貌地否定 ('you couldn't possibly')。不要與現在時的 'you can't' 搞混。常用於表達禮貌。

You couldn't find your keys this morning.

你今天早上**找不到**你的鑰匙。

You couldn't open the door because it was locked.

因為門鎖了，你**打不開**門。

You couldn't go to the party last weekend.

上週末你**沒能去**參加聚會。

You couldn't possibly think that's a good idea.

你**不可能覺得**那是個好主意吧。

I was so tired, you couldn't blame me for falling asleep.

我太累了，**你不能責怪**我睡著了。

There was so much noise that you couldn't hear yourself think.

太吵了，**你都沒法**思考。