Ability Aura
Modal verb
Can
Can someone do it?
core
basic
Speaker stance
משמעות
A modal layer expressing skill, capability, learned ability, physical possibility, or practical capacity.
איך לזהות
Ask whether the sentence says someone is able to do something.
דוגמאות
מילים
can|able|know how to
צירופים
can swim|able to help|know how to cook
משפט
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
תצוגת שפה
בשפה שלך
Arabic (Modern Standard)
נוכחות
strong
חשיבות
Ability is commonly expressed with يستطيع, يقدر, يمكنه and related patterns.
أستطيعُ أن أقرأ العربية.
I can read Arabic.
בשפת הלמידה
German (standard)
נוכחות
strong
רמת קושי
Ability is usually expressed with können plus infinitive.
Ich kann schwimmen.
I can swim.
אתגר נפוץ בלמידה
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.