можно

Russian

Etymology

From мог- (mog-) + -ный (-nyj) + (-o) (but the form **мо́жный does not exist).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmoʐnə]
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Predicative

мо́жно (móžno) (impersonal, invariable)

  1. one can, one may
    мне мо́жноmne móžnoI may
  2. it is possible
    как мо́жно лу́чшеkak móžno lúčšein the best way possible
    как мо́жно скоре́еkak móžno skoréjeas soon as possible

Antonyms

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).
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