How do you say I can and I will in Latin?

Answer 1

the infinitive is posse, meaning 'to be able to'

i can: possum

you(s) can: potes

he/she can: potest

we can: possumus

you(p) can: potestis

they can: possunt

Answer 2

By using non "not" plus the appropriate form of posse "to be able":

• I can not: non possum
• you (singular) can not: non potes
• he/she/it can not: non potest
• we can not: non possumus
• you (plural) can not: non potestis
• they can not: non possunt

The thing that cannot be done is in the infinitive: Canere non possum, "I cannot sing" (literally "to-sing not I-am-able").

Answer 3

The ancient Romans were very fond of the rhetorical device known as litotes, which is the practice of affirming a positive by denying its negative (example: "Litotes is not unknown in English", meaning that it is known). This led them to coin the word nunnumquam, which means literally "not-never" but is used as we use "sometimes". There is also the word interdum, which means "from time to time".

Answer 4

You can you will I am= Tu potes me

Answer 5

Possum et agam.

Answer 6

Quidquid.