नहीं कर पाए

couldn't do

→ नहीं

phrase Rare #5,833

couldn't do Expresses inability to do something in the past. The form changes with the subject's gender and number, such as नहीं कर पाई or नहीं कर पाया.

HI: हम समय पर काम नहीं कर पाए।

EN: We couldn't finish the work on time.

हमने फिरसे करने की कोशिश की, पर नहीं कर पाए।

We tried again, but couldn't do it.

और छह महीने में ऐसा क्या हो जाएगा, जो तीन साल नहीं कर पाए?

And what will happen in six months that couldn’t happen in three years?

— Three of Us (2023)

हम नहीं कर पाए।

We couldn't do it.

— Haq (2025)

एक हरामी ये कर गया और तुम सब कुछ नहीं कर पाए।

Some bastard did this, and you guys couldn't do anything.

— రౌద్రం రణం రుధిరం (2022)