E02
core
Speaker stance
Modality
Ability Aura
Can someone do it?
basic
Modal verb
Can
의미
A modal layer expressing skill, capability, learned ability, physical possibility, or practical capacity.
알아보는 방법
Ask whether the sentence says someone is able to do something.
예시
단어
can|able|know how to
구문
can swim|able to help|know how to cook
문장
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
언어별 보기
모국어에서는
한국어
드러나는 정도
strong
중요도
Ability is often expressed with -ㄹ/을 수 있다 or 잘/못 plus a verb.
한국어를 읽을 수 있어요.
I can read Korean.
학습 언어에서는
영어
드러나는 정도
strong
난이도
English expresses ability mainly with can/could and be able to.
I can swim.
can = ability
자주 하는 실수
Learners may add 'to' after modal verbs or confuse can and be able to.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.