那能不能不要让他与我一起
“Can he at least not stay with me?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不能
“No.”
那 能不能不要 让他与我 一起
“Can he at least not stay with me?”
不能
“No.”
“Please don't force me to be paired up with him; I really can't stand it.”
Using tentative framing like '能不能' (can we / is it possible) softens direct interpersonal resistance when seeking to avoid an unwelcome counterpart.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
can we please not / is it possible not to
A polite yet urgent pattern used to request the cancellation or prevention of an unwanted arrangement.
together with me
A slightly formal or literary phrasing compared to '和我一起', often heard in period dramas or slightly formal spoken contexts.