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How do you say "What can't you do?" in Mexican Spanish?
¿Qué no puedes hacer?
In Mexican Spanish, "What can't you do?" is ¿Qué no puedes hacer?.
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Pronunciation
Kay no poo-EH-des ah-SER: no negates the puedes, spoken as separate words.
Grammar notes
This uses the negation no with puedes hacer. The irregular conjugation remains, just negated with no.
Example sentence
¿Qué no puedes hacer debido a tu alergia?
What can't you do because of your allergy?
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How to remember ¿Qué no puedes hacer?
No puedes means you cannot. Add no before puedes to express inability.
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- What is the weather on Monday? ¿Cómo está el clima el lunes?
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- What is your job? ¿En qué trabajas?
- Where are you from? ¿De dónde eres?
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Questions about ¿Qué no puedes hacer?
How do you say "What can't you do?" in Mexican Spanish?
In Mexican Spanish, "What can't you do?" is ¿Qué no puedes hacer?. It is a noun.
How is ¿Qué no puedes hacer? written in Mexican Spanish?
¿Qué no puedes hacer? is written using the standard Mexican Spanish script.
How is ¿Qué no puedes hacer? used in a sentence?
Use ¿Qué no puedes hacer? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: ¿Qué no puedes hacer debido a tu alergia? (What can't you do because of your allergy?).
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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?
- French Qu'est-ce que tu ne peux pas faire ?
- 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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