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How to Say ‘I can't guarantee it to you’ in French

Je ne peux pas vous le garantir

zhuh nuh puh pah voo luh ga-rahn-TEER

[zhuh nuh puh pah voo luh ga-rahn-TEER]

💬 Usage Tip: The small words vous le sit before the verb, not after: "to you it" comes before garantir.

Phrase Breakdown

Je ne peux pas

zhuh nuh puh pah

I can't

A negation with 'ne ... pas' around 'peux' (can). In speech it often sounds like 'je n'peux pas'.

Example

Je ne peux pas venir demain.

I can't come tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

[nuh]

not

Used to make a negative.

Example

Je ne sais pas.

I do not know.

peux

[puh]

can / am able to

Form of 'pouvoir' meaning 'can'. It expresses ability or permission.

Example

Je peux réserver en ligne.

I can book online.

pas

[pah]

not

Used with 'ne' to form a negative.

Example

Je ne comprends pas.

I do not understand.

vous le garantir

voo luh ga-rahn-TEER

guarantee it to you

'Vous' (to you) and 'le' (it) both come before the infinitive 'garantir'. Say 'ga-ran-tir'.

Example

Je peux vous le garantir.

I can guarantee it to you.

Words in this phrase

vous

[voo]

to you

Indirect object pronoun: the person receiving something.

Example

Je vous donne la monnaie.

I give you the change.

[luh]

it / him

Object pronoun for a masculine thing, placed before the verb.

Example

Le billet ? Je le vois.

The ticket? I see it.

garantir

[ga-rahn-TEER]

to guarantee

Verb meaning to promise or assure that something will happen.

Example

Nous pouvons garantir une table près de la fenêtre.

We can guarantee a table near the window.

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