is there any way to say that, for example:
You could do nothing
You could not do anything
I feel like there should be a similiar one to say what I mean, but what I've come up with ends up just meaning "you couldn't do anything".
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You could do nothing
You could not do anything
I feel like there should be a similiar one to say what I mean, but what I've come up with ends up just meaning "you couldn't do anything".
You can do nothing. (Needs context for clarity.)
You can/may [verb]. (May need context for clarity.)
You don't need/have to do anything.
You need do nothing.
You needn't do anything.
You can [optional verb phrase], but you don't need/have to.
It's not necessary to do anything.
You can [verb phrase] or not.
[verb-ing] is [possible but] not required.
It's possible/ok [to + verb] [, but not needed/necessary/required].
____ is optional.
I can think of many more alternatives. We can also communicate information about whether some possible act is suggested, desireable, discouraged, prohibited, easy, difficult, etc.