Ability Aura
Modal verb
Can
Can someone do it?
core
basic
Speaker stance
Betydning
A modal layer expressing skill, capability, learned ability, physical possibility, or practical capacity.
Sådan genkender du det
Ask whether the sentence says someone is able to do something.
Eksempler
Ord
can|able|know how to
Fraser
can swim|able to help|know how to cook
Sætning
She can swim.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Ability layer person + CAN + action She + can + swim = skill / capacity / possibility = action is possible for her
Compare shape
Same meaning, different tools: Modal: can swim Phrase: able to help Know-how: know how to cook Affix/particle: swim-ABLE Construction: possible to swim
Sprogoverblik
På dit sprog
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Markering
strong
Vigtighed
Ability is commonly expressed with يستطيع, يقدر, يمكنه and related patterns.
أستطيعُ أن أقرأ العربية.
I can read Arabic.
På det sprog, du lærer
German (standard)
Markering
strong
Sværhedsgrad
Ability is usually expressed with können plus infinitive.
Ich kann schwimmen.
I can swim.
Typisk læringsudfordring
Learners may forget the infinitive at the end in modal constructions.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.