can
gb/kən/ us/kən/
A1
Kiingereza
~ 100
tud, képes, lehetősége van, szabad, megengedett, konzervdoboz, doboz, konzerv, befőz, eltesz, konzervál, kirúg, elbocsát, meneszt
KITENZI
A1
1
Muundo wa matumizi:
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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
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.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'can' for future ability, but it usually refers to present general ability; 'will be able to' is used for future ability.
Maana
Express ability or possibility
Miunganiko ya maneno
can help
|can see
|can go
|can make
|can use
Visawe
be able to (More formal or explicit way to express ability.)
Vinyume
cannot (Direct opposite meaning; expresses inability or impossibility.)
Mada
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
To be able to do something.
To have the ability, permission, or opportunity to do something.
KITENZI
A1
2
szabad
A2
megengedett
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
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.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'can' for permission with 'may'; 'can' is common in everyday speech, while 'may' is more formal.
Maana
Express permission
Miunganiko ya maneno
can enter
|can leave
|can borrow
|can stay
|can eat
Visawe
may ('May' is more formal and polite for permission.)
Vinyume
must not (Indicates prohibition rather than permission.)
Mada
daily life
|rules
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Ufafanuzi
To be allowed to do something.
To have official or informal approval to do something.
NOMINO
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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
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.
Maana
Metal container for food/drink
Miunganiko ya maneno
tin can
|soda can
|empty can
|open a can
Visawe
tin (Informal synonym mainly used in British English for canned food container.)
Vinyume
bottle (A rigid container, often glass or plastic, not metal.)
Mada
food
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
A round metal container that holds food or drink.
A sealed, usually cylindrical metal container for storing food or drink.
KITENZI
B1
4
Muundo wa matumizi:
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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
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.
Maana
Preserve food by sealing in cans/jars
Miunganiko ya maneno
can vegetables
|can fruit
|home canning
Visawe
preserve (Broader term that includes other methods besides sealing in cans.)
Vinyume
spoil (To become bad or rotten, opposite of preserving.)
Mada
food
|food_drink
|daily_life
Ufafanuzi
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.
KITENZI
B2
INFORMAL
5
Muundo wa matumizi:
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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
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.
Maana
Dismiss someone from employment
Miunganiko ya maneno
get canned
|be canned
Visawe
fire ('Fire' is more neutral and widely used; 'can' is informal and slightly slangy.)
Vinyume
hire (To give someone a job, opposite of dismissing them.)
Mada
work
Ufafanuzi
To tell someone they no longer have their job.
To remove someone from their job, usually suddenly or without ceremony.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
can
IPA
GB/kən/
US/kən/
Silabi na mkazo
can (silabi 1)
Maumbo ya neno
Verb
- Base: can
- Past: could
Familia ya neno
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
Vidokezo muhimu
- Irregular past: could Verb
Semi
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.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- 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.