Word
Здесь парк, на газоне нельзя парковаться.
Meaning
Here is a park, parking on the lawn is not allowed.
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Breakdown of Здесь парк, на газоне нельзя парковаться.
парк
park
здесь
here
на
on, at / by (transport) / to (a place) / to (in answer to)
нельзя
one must not
Questions & Answers about Здесь парк, на газоне нельзя парковаться.
How is нельзя used in this sentence?
The word нельзя means 'it is not allowed' or 'forbidden'. To say what is forbidden, you simply use an infinitive verb immediately after it. Here, we add парковаться to mean 'parking is not allowed' or 'you must not park'.
Why is the verb парковаться used with the reflexive -ся ending?
While English just says 'to park', Russian commonly uses the reflexive form парковаться (literally 'to park oneself') when referring to the general action of parking a car.
Why does the word газон change to газоне here?
Because it follows the preposition на (on) to show location. This requires the Prepositional case. Since газон (lawn) is a masculine noun ending in a consonant, we add -е to the end, making it на газоне.
Why do we use the imperfective verb парковаться after нельзя instead of a perfective verb?
When нельзя is used to express a strict rule or prohibition (meaning 'it is forbidden'), it is almost always paired with an imperfective verb. This emphasizes that the action of parking on the lawn is not allowed in general, at any time.