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How do you say "What can't you do?" in Italian?
Cosa non sai fare?
In Italian, "What can't you do?" is Cosa non sai fare?.
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Pronunciation
Non sai sounds like 'nohn sigh'. Fare like 'FAH-reh'.
Grammar notes
Cosa non sai fare uses negation with sai. It means 'what you cannot do'.
Example sentence
Cosa non sai fare?
What can't you do?
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How to remember Cosa non sai fare?
Non negates sai. Cosa non sai fare is the opposite of cosa sai fare.
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- What is the temperature on Monday? Qual è la temperatura lunedì?
- What is the temperature on Saturday? Qual è la temperatura sabato?
- What is the temperature on Tuesday? Qual è la temperatura martedì?
- What is the temperature on Wednesday? Qual è la temperatura mercoledì?
- What is the weather on Saturday? Che tempo fa sabato?
- What is the weather on Tuesday? Che tempo fa martedì?
- What is the weather on Wednesday? Che tempo fa mercoledì?
- What is your job? Qual è il tuo lavoro?
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Questions about Cosa non sai fare?
How do you say "What can't you do?" in Italian?
In Italian, "What can't you do?" is Cosa non sai fare?. It is a noun.
How is Cosa non sai fare? written in Italian?
Cosa non sai fare? is written using the standard Italian script.
How is Cosa non sai fare? used in a sentence?
Use Cosa non sai fare? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Cosa non sai fare? (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?
- French Qu'est-ce que tu ne peux pas faire ?
- German Was kannst du nicht tun?
- 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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