E02
core
Speaker stance
Modality
Ability Aura
Can someone do it?
basic
Modal verb
Can
Kahulugan
A modal layer expressing skill, capability, learned ability, physical possibility, or practical capacity.
Paano ito matukoy
Ask whether the sentence says someone is able to do something.
Mga halimbawa
Mga salita
can|able|know how to
Mga parirala
can swim|able to help|know how to cook
Pangungusap
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
Pagsusuri ayon sa wika
Sa iyong katutubong wika
Ingles
Paglitaw
strong
Kahalagahan
English expresses ability mainly with can/could and be able to.
I can swim.
can = ability
Sa wikang pinag-aaralan mo
Espanyol
Paglitaw
strong
Antas ng hirap
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.
Karaniwang hamon ng mag-aaral
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.