E02
core
Speaker stance
Modality
Ability Aura
Can someone do it?
basic
Modal verb
Can
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
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Việt
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
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Anh
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Độ khó
English expresses ability mainly with can/could and be able to.
I can swim.
can = ability
Vấn đề thường gặp của người học
Learners may add 'to' after modal verbs or confuse can and be able to.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.