E02
core
Speaker stance
Modality
Ability Aura
Can someone do it?
basic
Modal verb
Can
ਅਰਥ
A modal layer expressing skill, capability, learned ability, physical possibility, or practical capacity.
ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਛਾਣਣਾ ਹੈ
Ask whether the sentence says someone is able to do something.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
ਸ਼ਬਦ
can|able|know how to
ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼
can swim|able to help|know how to cook
ਵਾਕ
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
ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਝਲਕ
ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਮੂਲ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ)
ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ
strong
ਮਹੱਤਤਾ
Ability is commonly formed with the infinitive plus ਸਕਣਾ, agreeing with the subject.
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹਾਂ।
I swim can am.
ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਸਿੱਖੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ
strong
ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲਤਾ
English expresses ability mainly with can/could and be able to.
I can swim.
can = ability
ਸਿੱਖਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਆਮ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ
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.