Pengertian Can dan Be Able to
Can dan be able to sama-sama dapat digunakan untuk menyatakan kemampuan (ability). Adapun can dapat pula untuk mengungkapkan kemungkinan (possibility).
Lihat juga:
Keduanya diikuti main verb (kata kerja utama) berupa bare infinitive (kata kerja tanpa tambahan -s/-es) untuk membentuk verb phrase.
S + can/be able to + bare infinitive |
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Contoh Kalimat Can dan Be Able to Berdasarkan Penggunaannya
Ability | He can drive safely in the rain. (Dia dapat mengemudi dengan aman di hari hujan.) |
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You can come to my house tomorrow. (Kamu bisa datang ke rumah saya besok.) |
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I’m able to work independently and in a team. (Saya dapat bekerja sendiri dan di dalam tim.) |
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Possibility | You can forget to lock your door when you are in a hurry. (= People often forget to lock the door when …) Kamu dapat lupa mengunci pintu ketika kamu buru-buru.) |
This disorder can be so difficult to diagnose and treat successfully. (= This disorder is sometimes so difficult to diagnose …) (Penyakit ini dapat sangat sulit didiagnosa dan disembuhkan secara total.) |
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- Polite Request (Formal dan Informal)
- Modal Auxiliary Verb
- Auxiliary Verb
- Will vs. Be Going to
- Be going to
- Had Better (Phrasal Modal)
- be used to / used to (do)
- Must / Have to dan Mustn’t / Not Have to
- Emphatic “Do”
- Could / Was Able to
References:
- Modals – Can / Be Able To. http://esl.about.com/od/grammarintermediate/a/modals_can_be_able_to.htm. Accessed on March 16, 2015.
- Can. https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-modals_can_1.htm. Accessed on March 16, 2015.
- Be Able to. https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-modals_can_3.htm. Accessed on March 16, 2015.
- Can or Could. http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/modal-verbs/can-or-could. Accessed on March 16, 2015.