Canning the Ability!

“I can able to finish it”

“Can you able to tell me how?”


“He can able to drive this”


How often have you heard this and felt something isn’t right?

If you haven’t, try telling this in the correct way


“I can finish it”


“Can you tell me how?”


“He can drive this”


It’s a simple language, why complicate it?


Want to know more?


“Able” is an adjective, not a verb, similar to “strong” or “capable”, which means, you can not use it next to "Can" like "Can do" or "Can go".


To put in context, check the below example:


“This box is heavy. Can you 'able' to move this?” 


 is similar to saying


“This box is heavy. Can you 'strong' to move this?”


Hope you get the point.


Either you say “Will you be able to move this?” or “Are you able to move this?”


Or just simply say


“Can you move this?”


Message conveyed. Simple. Right?


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  1. Kani KumaranOctober 3, 2021 at 1:45 AM

    Keep Going

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  2. Mangaiarkarasi MuthukumaranOctober 3, 2021 at 2:52 AM

    Hope the readers are able to understand it and can start using it correctly 😊😊🙂🙂

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  3. RamachandiranOctober 3, 2021 at 7:24 AM

    Simple and powerful. Thanks for agreeing it with us sskb

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