E02
core
Speaker stance
Modality
Ability Aura
Can someone do it?
basic
Modal verb
Can
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
Вашою рідною мовою
Англійська
Вираженість
strong
Важливість
English expresses ability mainly with can/could and be able to.
I can swim.
can = ability
Мовою, яку Ви вивчаєте
Іспанська
Вираженість
strong
Складність
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.
Типова складність у вивченні
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.