Questions & Answers about אי אפשר לצאת עכשיו, כי היציאה סגורה.
אי אפשר is a fixed Hebrew expression meaning it’s impossible, it can’t be done, or one cannot.
So:
- אי אפשר לצאת = It’s impossible to go out / You can’t go out
Hebrew normally uses אי אפשר for this idea, not לא אפשר.
A useful way to think of it is:
- לא usually negates verbs and many ordinary statements.
- אי is a more formal/literary negating element used in certain set expressions, especially with nouns and adjectives.
So אי אפשר is just the standard phrase you learn as a whole.
Examples:
- אי אפשר לדעת = It’s impossible to know / You can’t know
- אי אפשר להבין = It’s impossible to understand / You can’t understand