Questions & Answers about Мы не можем рисовать здесь.
Why is рисовать in its dictionary form instead of matching Мы?
When you use a modal verb like мочь (can) alongside another verb, only the modal verb changes to match the subject. Because Мы (we) is the subject, we use можем. The second verb, рисовать (to draw), stays in its dictionary form (the infinitive), just like saying "we can draw" in English.
Where exactly does не have to go in this sentence?
The negative word не needs to go directly before the word it is negating. Here, you are saying that you cannot (are not able to), so не goes right in front of можем.
Можем looks very different from its dictionary form мочь. How does this verb change?
Мочь is an irregular verb. In the present tense, its stem changes back and forth between г and ж. For "I" and "they", it uses г (я могу, они могут). But for all other forms, including "we", it switches to a ж (мы можем).
Could I say тут instead of здесь at the end of this sentence?
Yes, absolutely! Both здесь and тут mean "here" and are almost completely interchangeable. Здесь can sound slightly more formal, but both are perfectly correct for everyday conversation.
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