E02
core
Speaker stance
Modality
Ability Aura
Can someone do it?
basic
Modal verb
Can
Sens
A modal layer expressing skill, capability, learned ability, physical possibility, or practical capacity.
Cum îl recunoști
Ask whether the sentence says someone is able to do something.
Exemple
Cuvinte
can|able|know how to
Expresii
can swim|able to help|know how to cook
Propoziție
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
Analiză pe limbă
În limba maternă
Engleză
Prezență
strong
Importanță
English expresses ability mainly with can/could and be able to.
I can swim.
can = ability
În limba pe care o înveți
Spaniolă
Prezență
strong
Dificultate
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.
Dificultate frecventă pentru cursanți
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.