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)

  1. one can, one may
    мне мо́жно ― mne móžno ― I may
  2. it is possible
    как мо́жно лу́чше ― kak móžno lúčše ― in the best way possible
    как мо́жно скоре́е ― kak móžno skoréje ― as 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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