Questions & Answers about Без пароля нельзя войти в аккаунт.
Because без always requires the genitive case.
- Dictionary form: пароль
- Genitive singular: пароля
So:
- без пароля = without a password
This is a very common pattern in Russian:
- без сахара = without sugar
- без машины = without a car
- без времени = without time
Here нельзя means something like you can’t, it’s impossible, or it’s not possible.
So the structure is:
- нельзя + infinitive
- нельзя войти = it’s impossible / not allowed to enter, log in
In this sentence, the meaning is mainly practical impossibility: if you do not have a password, logging in cannot be done.
Because не можно is not normal modern Russian.
Russian uses the pair:
- можно = one may / it is possible
- нельзя = one must not / it is impossible
So: