"I cannot see because I do not have eyes."

Translation: Eu nu am cum să văd deoarece nu am ochi.

[Abugslag]

How does this sentence work?

[Luchtmens]

It contains the expression a nu avea cum + conjunctive, meaning "be unable to".

[rapuchan]

I heard that is an especially strong form of being unable to do something and would therefore e.g. often be used by children saying they couldn't do their homework for some reason, thus stressing it was really not their fault. :)

[Ursu_Brun]

Not necessarily. It is rather a colloquial way to express one's inability to do something.

[Adi889300]

This is not a proper translation. Nu am cum may be - I have no way of ... or I am unable to ..
I cannot - eu nu pot ... it is the simplest

[eduardmarin1]

nu pot sa vad should also be correct

[Coriander18]

Why can you not have 'eu' after deoarece please?

[MrFido]

You could but it's not necessary.

[Ursu_Brun]

Mr. Fido is right. Long story: due to having different forms for the different persons (1st, 2nd, 3rd, sg, pl), unlike the English language, the Latin languages do not require the use of the personal pronoun, since it is obvious who the subject is (we call this "subiect subînțeles", "implied subject").

[monkeyscience]

Would Nu pot vedea pentru că nu am ochi also be correct?

[186.Eb4to1LJgnhF]

pentru că = din cauză că = deoarece