Ability Aura
Modal verb
Can
Can someone do it?
core
basic
Speaker stance
Ý nghĩa
A modal layer expressing skill, capability, learned ability, physical possibility, or practical capacity.
Cách nhận biết
Ask whether the sentence says someone is able to do something.
Ví dụ
Từ
can|able|know how to
Cụm từ
can swim|able to help|know how to cook
Câu
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
Góc nhìn theo ngôn ngữ
Trong ngôn ngữ của Bạn
Vietnamese (standard)
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Tầm quan trọng
Ability is expressed with có thể, biết, được or context depending on skill, possibility or permission.
Tôi có thể bơi.
I can swim
Trong ngôn ngữ đang học
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Độ khó
Ability is commonly expressed with يستطيع, يقدر, يمكنه and related patterns.
أستطيعُ أن أقرأ العربية.
I can read Arabic.
Vấn đề thường gặp của người học
Learners may confuse ability with possibility or permission.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.