I couldn’t stop you not to go

[Volcano1985]

I couldn’t stop you not to go

I couldn’t keep you not to go

I couldn’t prevent you from going

Are they correct? How would you say this sentence?

[Jamie (K)]

The first two are incorrect. They should be:

I couldn't stop you from going.
I couldn't keep you from going.
I couldn't prevent you from going.

[Volcano1985]

And what about this?

I can’t resist your this last going

It means that he has gone away or left her and she can't resist this last leaving.

[Alan]

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Hi Volcano,

'Resist' has the sense of not giving in to/not yielding to as in: I resisted having the dessert at the end of my large meal. If you say that you can't resist the dessert at the end of the meal, it suggests you are unable to control your temptation to do so. In that case your sentence doesn't really work. The only similar sounding verb I can think of is 'restrain' which suggests prevent or stop. This would then come back to the earlier sentences: I can't stop you going/I can't restrain you from going for the last time.

Alan
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[Volcano1985]

Hello Alan, thanks for reply.This was another sentence, not related to the previous one.

I can't resist your this last going
I couldn't get use to being without you
Autumn nights make me strange
I couldn't stop you from going