What part of speech is cannot?

Cannot can be categorized as a verb.

Parts of speech

• 1. cannot is a verb, present, 1st person singular of cannot (infinitive).
• 2. cannot is a verb (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

• Infinitive

  Present

  Simple Past

  Past Participle

  Gerund
• (to) cannot 

  cannot 

  cannotted  / cannoted 

   

   

• Infinitive: (to) cannot 
• Present: cannot  /  
• Simple Past: cannotted  / cannoted 
• Past Participle: (have)  
• Gerund:  

What does cannot mean?