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Нельзя
Нельзя means "it is not allowed" or "one must not" and needs no subject. Здесь нельзя курить means "smoking is not allowed here". Its positive counterpart is можно, meaning "one may".
Examples in context
Здесь нельзя курить.
Smoking is not allowed here.
Нельзя так говорить.
One must not speak like that.
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