Ability Aura
Modal verb
Can
Can someone do it?
core
basic
Speaker stance
Значение
A modal layer expressing skill, capability, learned ability, physical possibility, or practical capacity.
Как распознать
Ask whether the sentence says someone is able to do something.
Примеры
Слова
can|able|know how to
Фразы
can swim|able to help|know how to cook
Предложение
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
Разбор по языкам
В вашем языке
Russian
Выраженность
strong
Важность
Ability is commonly expressed by мочь plus infinitive or умею for learned skill.
Я могу читать по-русски.
I can read in Russian.
В изучаемом языке
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Выраженность
strong
Сложность
Ability is commonly expressed with يستطيع, يقدر, يمكنه and related patterns.
أستطيعُ أن أقرأ العربية.
I can read Arabic.
Типичная трудность
Learners may confuse ability with possibility or permission.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.