can
gb/kən/ us/kən/
A1
Anglų
~ 100
tud, képes, lehetősége van, szabad, megengedett, konzervdoboz, doboz, konzerv, befőz, eltesz, konzervál, kirúg, elbocsát, meneszt
VEIKSMAŽODIS
A1
1
Vartosenos šablonas:
can [verb] [something]
She can speak three languages fluently.
Három nyelven tud folyékonyan beszélni.
You can park your car here after 6 p.m.
Este hat után itt le tudod parkolni az autódat.
I can finish the report by tomorrow if needed.
Can you hear me clearly?
We can visit the museum this weekend.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I can swim.
Tudok úszni.
He can run fast.
Gyorsan tud futni.
She can play the guitar.
We can go to the park.
You can use my pen.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'can' for future ability, but it usually refers to present general ability; 'will be able to' is used for future ability.
Reikšmė
Express ability or possibility
Kolokacijos
can help
|can see
|can go
|can make
|can use
Sinonimai
be able to (More formal or explicit way to express ability.)
Antonimai
cannot (Direct opposite meaning; expresses inability or impossibility.)
Temos
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To be able to do something.
To have the ability, permission, or opportunity to do something.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
A1
2
szabad
A2
megengedett
B1
Vartosenos šablonas:
can [verb] [something]
You can take photos inside the museum.
A múzeumban szabad fényképezni.
Employees can leave early on Fridays.
Péntekenként az alkalmazottak korábban elmehetnek.
Visitors can use the free Wi-Fi in the lobby.
Students can borrow up to five books at a time.
You can sit wherever you like.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
You can go now.
Most már mehetsz.
We can eat here.
Itt ehetünk.
She can use my phone.
He can open the window.
They can play outside.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'can' for permission with 'may'; 'can' is common in everyday speech, while 'may' is more formal.
Reikšmė
Express permission
Kolokacijos
can enter
|can leave
|can borrow
|can stay
|can eat
Sinonimai
may ('May' is more formal and polite for permission.)
Antonimai
must not (Indicates prohibition rather than permission.)
Temos
daily life
|rules
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Apibrėžimas
To be allowed to do something.
To have official or informal approval to do something.
DAIKTAVARDIS
A2
3
He drank a can of soda during lunch.
Ebéd közben megivott egy doboz üdítőt.
The soup comes in a large can.
A leves nagy konzervdobozban kapható.
Please recycle your empty cans here.
I opened a can of beans for dinner.
They crushed the aluminum cans for recycling.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I have a can of juice.
Van egy doboz gyümölcslevem.
This is a can of soup.
Ez egy leveskonzerv.
He drinks from a can.
She opens a can of beans.
We recycle cans.
Reikšmė
Metal container for food/drink
Kolokacijos
tin can
|soda can
|empty can
|open a can
Sinonimai
tin (Informal synonym mainly used in British English for canned food container.)
Antonimai
bottle (A rigid container, often glass or plastic, not metal.)
Temos
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
A round metal container that holds food or drink.
A sealed, usually cylindrical metal container for storing food or drink.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
4
Vartosenos šablonas:
to can [food]
We canned peaches from our garden last summer.
Tavaly nyáron befőztük a kertünkben termett őszibarackot.
They know how to can tomatoes at home.
Tudják, hogyan kell otthon paradicsomot befőzni.
The factory cans fish for export.
She learned how to can jam from her grandmother.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
We can fruit in jars.
Gyümölcsöt teszünk el befőttesüvegekbe.
They can tomatoes at home.
Otthon paradicsomot főznek be.
He cans fish for sale.
My mother cans vegetables.
We can food for winter.
Reikšmė
Preserve food by sealing in cans/jars
Kolokacijos
can vegetables
|can fruit
|home canning
Sinonimai
preserve (Broader term that includes other methods besides sealing in cans.)
Antonimai
spoil (To become bad or rotten, opposite of preserving.)
Temos
food
|food_drink
|daily_life
Apibrėžimas
To put food into sealed containers so it stays good for a long time.
To store food in airtight containers, such as metal cans or glass jars, to keep it from spoiling.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B2
INFORMAL
5
Vartosenos šablonas:
to can [someone]
They canned the manager after poor sales results.
A gyenge értékesítési eredmények után kirúgták a vezetőt.
He got canned for always being late.
Kirúgták, mert mindig elkésett.
The company canned several employees last month.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
He was canned yesterday.
Tegnap kirúgták.
They canned her after one month.
Egy hónap után kirúgták.
The boss canned him for being late.
She got canned last week.
Reikšmė
Dismiss someone from employment
Kolokacijos
get canned
|be canned
Sinonimai
fire ('Fire' is more neutral and widely used; 'can' is informal and slightly slangy.)
Antonimai
hire (To give someone a job, opposite of dismissing them.)
Temos
work
Apibrėžimas
To tell someone they no longer have their job.
To remove someone from their job, usually suddenly or without ceremony.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
can
IPA
GB/kən/
US/kən/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
can (1 skiemuo)
Žodžio formos
Verb
- Base: can
- Past: could
Žodžių šeima
Forms
could
verb A2
Core family
canned
adjective B1
Negative and opposite forms
cannot
modal_verb A1
can't
modal_verb A1
Advanced or less common
canning
noun B2
cannery
noun B2
can-do
adjective B2
Gramatikos akcentai
- Irregular past: could Verb
Posakiai
can't help but
1/kˈænt hˈɛlp bˈʌt/
fixed phrase
Unable to stop oneself from doing something
Used to say you must do something because you cannot stop yourself.
Pavyzdžiai
- I can't help but laugh when I hear that story.
- She can't help but notice how quiet it is.
in the can
1/ˈɪn ðə kən/
idiom
informal
Finished and ready for release or use
Used to say something like a movie or project is finished and ready to be used or shown.
Pavyzdžiai
- The director announced the film is finally in the can.
- Our report is in the can and will be published next week.
kick the can down the road
1/kˈɪk ðə kən dˈaʊn ðə ɹˈoʊd/
idiom
Delay dealing with an issue or decision
To avoid dealing with a problem by putting it off until later.
Pavyzdžiai
- The committee decided to kick the can down the road on budget cuts.
- They keep kicking the can down the road instead of solving the problem now.