E02
core
Speaker stance
Modality
Ability Aura
Can someone do it?
basic
Modal verb
Can
अर्थ
A modal layer expressing skill, capability, learned ability, physical possibility, or practical capacity.
हे कसे ओळखावे
Ask whether the sentence says someone is able to do something.
उदाहरणे
शब्द
can|able|know how to
वाक्यांश
can swim|able to help|know how to cook
वाक्य
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
भाषेनुसार आढावा
तुमच्या मातृभाषेत
इंग्रजी
उपस्थिती
strong
महत्त्व
English expresses ability mainly with can/could and be able to.
I can swim.
can = ability
तुम्ही शिकत असलेल्या भाषेत
स्पॅनिश
उपस्थिती
strong
कठीणता
Ability is expressed mainly with saber for learned ability and poder for possibility/capacity.
Sé nadar. Puedo ayudarte.
I know how to swim. I can help you.
शिकणाऱ्यांना येणारी सामान्य अडचण
Learners often confuse saber and poder.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.