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過ごせない

can't spend (time), can't get through (a day)

→ 過ごす
過ごせ spend (time), pass (time) + ない Negation
verb · informal Rare #44,688
can't spend (time), can't get through (a day) Often used with なしに or なしでは to say that someone can't do without something.
JA: コーヒーなしでは一日も過ごせない。
EN: I can't get through a day without coffee.
Conjugation of 過ごす
Potential
過ごせる過ごせない

彼はワインなしでは一日も過ごせない。

He can't go a single day without wine.

ぶどう酒なしには一日も過ごせない、と彼は言う。

He says he can't go a single day without wine.

私はテレビなしには過ごせない。

I can't live without TV.

外で夜を過ごせない

I can't spend the night outside.

— 雪山の絆 (2023)