मैं आज नहीं आ सकती, और मेरी बहन भी नहीं आ सकती।

I cannot come today, and my sister cannot come either.

Breakdown of मैं आज नहीं आ सकती, और मेरी बहन भी नहीं आ सकती।

• मैं: I
• होना: to be
• मेरा: my
• बहन: sister

Questions & Answers about मैं आज नहीं आ सकती, और मेरी बहन भी नहीं आ सकती।

Why is it सकती and not सकता in मैं आज नहीं आ सकती?

Because सकती is the feminine form. The speaker is understood to be female.

With सकना (to be able to / can), the form agrees with the subject:

• मैं ... आ सकता हूँ = I can come. (male speaker)
• मैं ... आ सकती हूँ = I can come. (female speaker)

In your sentence, मैं ... आ सकती shows a female speaker, and बहन ... आ सकती is also feminine because बहन is feminine.

Why do we say आ सकती and not आना सकती?

Because after a modal verb like सकना, Hindi uses the verb stem, not the infinitive.

So:

• आना = to come
• आ = come (stem used before another verb such as *सकना)*

That is why:

• आ सकती = can come
• जा सकता = can go
• कर सकती = can do

So आना सकती is not correct.

Where does नहीं go, and why is it before आ सकती?

In a neutral Hindi sentence, नहीं usually comes before the verb phrase it negates.

So:

• मैं आज नहीं आ सकती = I cannot come today

This is the most natural, standard placement.

You may sometimes hear other placements for emphasis, but for learners, putting नहीं before the verb phrase is the safest rule.