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Can't able

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Aug 10, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Can't able definition 1

አልችልም/አልችልም (Can't do it)

"I can't able to come (I can't come)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Can't able definition 2

Unable to/Cannot (Can't able)

"I can't able to come! (I'm unable to come!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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August 2025

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Ethiopian slang spans Amharic, Oromo, and Tigrinya, with Addis Abeba youth culture driving a mix of traditional expressions and modern street language.

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