would if I could



(I) would if I could(, but I can't).

I simply can't do it. Jane: Can't you fix this yourself ? John: I would if I could, but I can't. Bob: Can you go to the dance? Hardly anyone is going. Alice: Would if I could.
See also: could, if

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gibson['gibsn]
ClaudiaKLAW-dee-ə (English), KLOW-dee-ah (German, Dutch), KLOW-dyah (Italian, Spanish, Romanian)English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Ancient Roman
EsmÉEes-MAY (Dutch)English, Dutch
Xue-Chinese
Rodrigoro-DREE-go (Spanish, Italian), roo-DREE-goo (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician
Hrodland-Ancient Germanic