Er kann es sich nicht leisten.

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Ich kann mir das leisten. - I can afford it.

Ich kann mir das nicht leisten. I can't afford it.

Es ist zu teuer. - It is too expensive.

Ich kann es mir nicht leisten zu spät zu kommen. I can't afford being late.

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How do German cases work?
German has four grammatical cases: nominative (subject), accusative (direct object), dative (indirect object), and genitive (possession). The case determines the form of articles and adjectives. For example, "the dog" is "der Hund" as a subject but "den Hund" as a direct object.

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