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russian word

one mustn't, it is not allowed in Russian: нельзя

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Здесь нельзя курить. You mustn't smoke here.

Детям нельзя играть на дороге. Children are not allowed to play on the road.

Отсюда нельзя увидеть море. From here it is impossible to see the sea.

Дверь закрыта, и её нельзя открыть. The door is closed, and it cannot be opened.

What does нельзя mean in Russian?

01

one mustn't, it is not allowed (prohibition)

Здесь нельзя курить.

You mustn't smoke here.

Детям нельзя играть на дороге.

Children are not allowed to play on the road.

02

it is impossible, one cannot (impossibility)

Отсюда нельзя увидеть море.

From here it is impossible to see the sea.

Дверь закрыта, и её нельзя открыть.

The door is closed, and it cannot be opened.