можно
Russian
Etymology
From мог- (mog-) + -ный (-nyj) + -о (-o) (but the form **мо́жный does not exist).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmoʐnə]
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Predicative
мо́жно • (móžno) (impersonal, invariable)
- one can, one may
- мне мо́жно ― mne móžno ― I may
- it is possible
- как мо́жно лу́чше ― kak móžno lúčše ― in the best way possible
- как мо́жно скоре́е ― kak móžno skoréje ― as soon as possible
Related terms
- мочь (močʹ)
Antonyms
- нельзя́ (nelʹzjá)
Usage notes
- The forms "**немо́жно" or "**не мо́жно" are not used in standard Russian. To negate мо́жно, use нельзя́ (nelʹzjá), which doesn't have a positive form "льзя", or не возмо́жно (ne vozmóžno).