Can in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishTo be able to do something: to have the skill, the chance or the permission to do it (can swim, can come tomorrow, can I pay by card?).

Definition in FrenchAvoir la force, la possibilité ou la permission de faire quelque chose : pouvoir porter un sac lourd, pouvoir venir demain, pouvoir payer par carte.

Example sentences

• Je sais nager.🔊

  I can swim.

• Elle sait parler trois langues.🔊

  She can speak three languages.

• Je ne peux pas venir demain.🔊

  I can't come tomorrow.

Learn it in a lesson

• Can, must and need in French

can in other languages

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