Imperfective and perfective verbs with the word нельзя

Do you know that phrases with the word нельзя have different meanings depending on the verbal aspect?

  • Using imperfective with нельзя means that the action is prohibited or undesirable: Здесь нельзя курить = No smoking.
  • Using perfective with нельзя means that the action is impossible: Дверь нельзя открыть = The door doesn’t open.

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