"Saya tidak bisa menolak."
Translation:I cannot refuse.
January 6, 2019
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clbaft
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Tidak, the adverb, negates a verb (tidak mau = don't want, tidak suka = don't like etc). In this sentence the verb is bisa or 'can' in English. So tidak bisa = can not
clbaft
1222
Yes, thanks for clarifying. I meant the verb that tidak is negating in this sentence is 'can', but maybe I could have been clearer. Without bisa you can still negate menolak with tidak, but as you said it becomes 'did not refuse' rather than cannot