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How do you say "What can't you do?" in French?
Qu'est-ce que tu ne peux pas faire ?
In French, "What can't you do?" is Qu'est-ce que tu ne peux pas faire ?.
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Pronunciation
Say kess-kuh-too-nuh-puh-pah-fair, with negation clear.
Grammar notes
Ne peux pas uses standard negation with the verb pouvoir.
Example sentence
Qu'est-ce que tu ne peux pas faire ?
What can't you do?
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How to remember Qu'est-ce que tu ne peux pas faire ?
Ne...pas is the frame holding the negation.
Related words
- What can you do? Qu'est-ce que tu peux faire ?
- What do you dislike? Qu'est-ce que tu n'aimes pas ?
- What do you like? Qu'est-ce que tu aimes ?
- What is the temperature? Quelle est la température ?
- What is the temperature on Friday? Quelle sera la température vendredi ?
- What is the temperature on Thursday? Quelle sera la température jeudi ?
- What is the weather? Quel temps fait-il ?
- What is the weather on Tuesday? Quel temps fera-t-il mardi ?
- When is your birthday? Quand est ton anniversaire ?
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Questions about Qu'est-ce que tu ne peux pas faire ?
How do you say "What can't you do?" in French?
In French, "What can't you do?" is Qu'est-ce que tu ne peux pas faire ?. It is a noun.
How is Qu'est-ce que tu ne peux pas faire ? written in French?
Qu'est-ce que tu ne peux pas faire ? is written using the standard French script.
How is Qu'est-ce que tu ne peux pas faire ? used in a sentence?
Use Qu'est-ce que tu ne peux pas faire ? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Qu'est-ce que tu ne peux pas faire ? (What can't you do?).
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"What can't you do?" in other languages
- Japanese できないことは何ですか？ (dekinai koto wa nan desu ka ？)
- Korean 무엇을 할 수 없어요? (mueoseul hal su eopsseoyo?)
- Chinese 你不能做什么? (nǐ bù néng zuò shén me ?)
- Spanish ¿Qué no puedes hacer?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Qué no puedes hacer?
- German Was kannst du nicht tun?
- Italian Cosa non sai fare?
- Russian Что ты не умеешь делать? (čto ty ne umeešʹ delatʹ?)
- Greek Τι δεν μπορείς να κάνεις; (ti dhen boris na kanis)
- Arabic أنت مش ممكن تعمل إيه؟ (inta mish mumkin 'tiAmil 'ieeh)
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