E02
core
Speaker stance
Modality
Ability Aura
Can someone do it?
basic
Modal verb
Can
Anlamı
A modal layer expressing skill, capability, learned ability, physical possibility, or practical capacity.
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Ask whether the sentence says someone is able to do something.
Örnekler
Kelimeler
can|able|know how to
İfadeler
can swim|able to help|know how to cook
Cümle
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
Dil görünümü
Ana dilinizde
İngilizce
Belirginlik
strong
Önem
English expresses ability mainly with can/could and be able to.
I can swim.
can = ability
Öğrenilen dilinizde
İspanyolca
Belirginlik
strong
Zorluk
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.
Öğrenenlerde yaygın sorun
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.