Ability Aura
Modal verb
Can
Can someone do it?
core
basic
Speaker stance
Значення
A modal layer expressing skill, capability, learned ability, physical possibility, or practical capacity.
Як це розпізнати
Ask whether the sentence says someone is able to do something.
Приклади
Слова
can|able|know how to
Фрази
can swim|able to help|know how to cook
Речення
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
Мовний огляд
У Вашій мові
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Вираженість
strong
Важливість
Ability is commonly expressed with يستطيع, يقدر, يمكنه and related patterns.
أستطيعُ أن أقرأ العربية.
I can read Arabic.
У мові, яку Ви вивчаєте
German (standard)
Вираженість
strong
Складність
Ability is usually expressed with können plus infinitive.
Ich kann schwimmen.
I can swim.
Типова складність у вивченні
Learners may forget the infinitive at the end in modal constructions.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.