that I/he/she couldn't
Un poco, había tantos mosquitos que no podía concentrarme.
A little, there were so many mosquitoes that I couldn't concentrate.
— पीकू (2015)
Era tan pobre, que no podía comprar pan.
He was so poor that he couldn’t afford to buy bread.
Tom le dijo a Mary que no podía permitirle hacer eso.
Tom told Mary that he couldn't let her do that.
Que no podía respetar a un hombre cuyo héroe era un criminal.
That he could not respect a man whose hero was a criminal.
— El Campo de los Sueños (1989)
Se sacó el problema de encima fingiendo que no podía oír.
He got out of dealing with the problem by pretending he couldn't hear.
Los asientos estaban tan juntos que no podía mover las piernas.
The seats were so close together that I couldn't move my legs.
He knew he couldn't win.
Mis dedos estaban tan helados que no podía tocar el piano.
My fingers were so cold that I couldn't play the piano.
Estaba tan cansada que no podía andar.
I was so tired that I couldn’t walk.
El muchacho estaba tan cansado, que no podía dar un paso más.
The boy was so tired that he couldn’t take another step.