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1: can/English/verb: 'word' should be a non-empty string (it is a mandatory field): {"code": "ase", "lang": "American Sign Language", "note": "S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown S@Chesthigh-PalmDown-S@Chesthigh-PalmDown", "sense": "may"}: {"categories": ["American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts", "English 3-letter words", "English auxiliary verbs", "English countable nouns", "English defective verbs", "English doublets", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English heteronyms", "English interjections", "English irregular verbs", "English lemmas", "English modal verbs", "English nouns", "English particles", "English proscribed terms", "English terms derived from Middle English", "English terms derived from Old English", "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic", "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European", "English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic", "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵneh₃-", "English terms 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{"word": "can haz"}, {"word": "can I smoke"}, {"word": "can not"}, {"word": "can too"}, {"word": "can wait"}, {"word": "can you not"}, {"word": "could not get elected dogcatcher"}, {"word": "nice work if you can get it"}, {"word": "no can do"}, {"word": "the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must"}, {"word": "unable to can"}, {"word": "what can I do you for"}, {"word": "what can I say"}, {"word": "what can I tell you"}, {"word": "what can you do"}], "etymology_number": 1, "etymology_templates": [{"args": {"1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*ǵneh₃-"}, "expansion": "", "name": "root"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "can"}, "expansion": "Middle English can", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "ang", "3": "cann", "4": "can(n)"}, "expansion": "Old English can(n)", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "gmw-pro", "3": "*kunnan"}, "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *kunnan", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "gem-pro", "3": "*kunnaną"}, "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kunnaną", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*ǵneh₃-"}, "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "con"}, "expansion": "Doublet of con", "name": "doublet"}], "etymology_text": "From Middle English can, first and third person singular of connen, cunnen (“to be able, know how”), from Old English can(n), first and third person singular of cunnan (“to know how”), from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (whence also know). Doublet of con. See also: canny, cunning.", "forms": [{"form": "can", "tags": ["present", "singular", "third-person"]}, {"form": "able", "tags": ["participle", "present", "suppletive"]}, {"form": "could", "tags": ["past"]}, {"form": "couth", "tags": ["obsolete", "participle", "past"]}, {"form": "no-table-tags", "source": "conjugation", "tags": ["table-tags"]}, {"form": "glossary", "source": "conjugation", "tags": ["inflection-template"]}, {"form": "-", "source": "conjugation", "tags": ["infinitive"]}, {"form": "canne", "tags": ["alternative"]}, {"form": "kin", "tags": ["alternative"]}], "head_templates": [{"args": {"1": "can", "2": "able", "3": "could", "4": "couth", "past_ptc_qual": "obsolete except in adjectival use", "pres_ptc_qual": "by suppletion"}, "expansion": "can (third-person singular simple present can, present participle (by suppletion) able, simple past could, past participle (obsolete except in adjectival use) couth)", "name": "en-verb"}], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "senses": [{"antonyms": [{"word": "cannot"}, {"word": "can't"}], "categories": ["English auxiliary verbs", "English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples", "Quotation templates to be cleaned"], "examples": [{"bold_text_offsets": [[4, 7]], "text": "She can speak English, French, and German.", "type": "example"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[2, 5]], "text": "I can play football.", "type": "example"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[24, 27]], "ref": "1449, Reginald Pecock, Represser of over-much weeting [blaming] of the Clergie:", "text": "prouyng which eny clerk can or woel or mai make bi eny maner euydence of resoun or of Scripture, and namelich of resoun into the contrarie.", "type": "quote"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[8, 13]], "ref": "1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:", "text": "If thou canst awake by four o' the clock, / I prithee call me. Sleep hath seized me wholly.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To know how to."], "links": [["know", "know"]], "raw_glosses": ["(auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to."], "tags": ["auxiliary", "defective"]}, {"antonyms": [{"word": "cannot"}, {"word": "can't"}], "categories": ["English auxiliary verbs", "English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"bold_text_offsets": [[0, 3]], "text": "Can you remember your fifth birthday?", "type": "example"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[8, 11]], "text": "Animals can experience emotions.", "type": "example"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[0, 3]], "text": "Can you hear that?", "type": "example"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[2, 5]], "text": "I can feel the baby moving inside me.", "type": "example"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[272, 275]], "ref": "2013 July–August, Lee S. Langston, “The Adaptable Gas Turbine”, in American Scientist:", "text": "Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To be able to."], "links": [["able", "able"]], "raw_glosses": ["(auxiliary verb, defective) To be able to."], "synonyms": [{"word": "be able to"}], "tags": ["auxiliary", "defective"]}, {"antonyms": [{"word": "cannot"}, {"word": "can't"}, {"word": "may not"}, {"word": "mayn't"}], "categories": ["English auxiliary verbs", "English informal terms", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"bold_text_offsets": [[4, 7]], "text": "You can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework.", "type": "example"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[0, 3]], "text": "Can I use your pen?", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["May; to be permitted or enabled to."], "links": [["May", "may"], ["permitted", "permitted"], ["enable", "enable"]], "raw_glosses": ["(modal auxiliary verb, defective, informal) May; to be permitted or enabled to."], "synonyms": [{"word": "may"}], "tags": ["auxiliary", "defective", "informal", "modal"]}, {"antonyms": [{"word": "cannot"}, {"word": "can't"}], "categories": ["English auxiliary verbs", "English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"bold_text_offsets": [[0, 3]], "text": "Can it be Friday already?", "type": "example"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[10, 13]], "text": "Teenagers can really try their parents' patience.", "type": "example"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[128, 131]], "ref": "1921, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:", "text": "The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.[…]Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival?", "type": "quote"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[10, 13]], "ref": "2009, Annette Sym, Simply Too Good to be True, Greenleaf Book Group, →ISBN, page 4:", "text": "Teenagers can be so cruel, and nicknames cut deep.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To have the potential to; to be possible for (someone or something) to."], "links": [["potential", "potential"], ["possible", "possible"]], "raw_glosses": ["(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; to be possible for (someone or something) to."], "tags": ["auxiliary", "defective", "modal"]}, {"categories": ["English auxiliary verbs", "English informal terms", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"bold_text_offsets": [[0, 3]], "text": "Can you please come over here?", "type": "example"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[0, 3]], "text": "Can we try that scene again?", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["Used to form requests, typically polite."], "raw_glosses": ["(modal auxiliary verb, defective, informal) Used to form requests, typically polite."], "tags": ["auxiliary", "defective", "informal", "modal"]}, {"categories": ["English terms with obsolete senses", "English terms with quotations", "English transitive verbs"], "examples": [{"text": "ca.1360-1387, William Langland, Piers Plowman\nI can rimes of Robin Hood."}, {"text": "ca.1360-1387, William Langland, Piers Plowman\nI can no Latin, quod she."}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[58, 61]], "ref": "1593, [William Shakespeare], Venus and Adonis, London: […] Richard Field, […], →OCLC:", "text": "Let the priest in surplice white, / That defunctive music can.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To know."], "links": [["know", "know"]], "raw_glosses": ["(obsolete, transitive) To know."], "synonyms": [{"word": "cognize"}, {"word": "grok"}, {"word": "ken"}], "tags": ["obsolete", "transitive"]}, {"categories": ["English nonstandard terms", "English proscribed terms", "English terms with quotations", "Indian English"], "examples": [{"bold_text_offsets": [[55, 58], [85, 88]], "ref": "2011 November 29, Tai-hoon Kim, Hojjat Adeli, Carlos Ramos, Byeong-Ho Kang, Signal Processing, Image Processing and Pattern Recognition: International Conferences, SIP 2011, Held as Part of the Future Generation Information Technology Conference, FGIT 2011, in Conjunction with GDC 2011, Jeju Island, Korea, December 8-10, 2011. Proceedings, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 114:", "text": "Importance of Identifying Leaf: Identify Plants: If we can able to identify leaf, we can easily able to identify plants.", "type": "quote"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[40, 43]], "ref": "2018 February 15, Asha Bajpai, Child Rights in India: Law, Policy, and Practice, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:", "text": "Children in need of care and protection can allowed to be placed in foster care based on the orders of the CWC. The selection of the foster family is based on the family's ability, intent, capacity, and prior experience of taking care[…]", "type": "quote"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[3, 6]], "ref": "2020 May 22, Pardeep Kumar, Vasaki Ponnusamy, Vishal Jain, Industrial Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems: Transforming the Conventional to Digital: Transforming the Conventional to Digital, IGI Global, →ISBN, page 226:", "text": "It can possible to design the ruleset refreshes that allow them to subsequently run at precise interludes and these keep informed.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To be (followed by a word like able, possible, allowed)."], "raw_glosses": ["(India, nonstandard, proscribed) To be (followed by a word like able, possible, allowed)."], "tags": ["India", "nonstandard", "proscribed"]}, {"categories": ["English auxiliary verbs", "English intransitive verbs", "English terms with usage examples", "Manglish", "Singlish"], "examples": [{"bold_text_offsets": [[0, 3]], "english": "You good? Need help?", "text": "Can anot?", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To be able to or know how to (do something); an accompanying verb is not required if it is already inferable from context."], "raw_glosses": ["(Manglish, Singlish, auxiliary or intransitive) To be able to or know how to (do something); an accompanying verb is not required if it is already inferable from context."], "senseid": ["en:sm1"], "tags": ["Manglish", "Singlish", "auxiliary", "intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English links with manual fragments", "English links with redundant alt parameters", "English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples", "Manglish", "Singlish"], "examples": [{"bold_text_offsets": [[0, 3]], "english": "That’s enough glue already.", "text": "Can liao, don’t need to use so much glue.", "type": "example"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[64, 67], [81, 84], [92, 95]], "ref": "2015 September 5, Derrick Ho, Chew Hui Min, Lee Min Kok, Shea Driscoll, Nilanjana Sengupta, Melissa Heng, Ong Hwee Hwee, quoting Lee Hsien Loong, “GE2015: 5 things about the third night of rallies on Sept 4”, in The Straits Times:", "text": "We have been doing this for 50 years, we have shown you what we can do. If I say can, means can. […]", "type": "quote"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[101, 104]], "ref": "2021 August 5, Zat Astha, “The Lessons We’re Still Learning Too Slowly About Mental Health and Suicide”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 2024-12-11:", "text": "It’s further exacerbated by well-intentioned but misguided relatives who say, “you’re from School X, can one lah”, or worse, those who associate the very identity of being a student in an elite academy into a label analogous with expectations of high achievements.", "type": "quote"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[112, 115]], "ref": "2024 June 10, Kimberly Lim, “What’s With Singapore’s Surge in Self-Proclaimed Life Coaches?”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 2024-09-19:", "text": "When controversial KOL Sylvia Chan resurfaced in March as a life coach, the general online sentiment was, “Huh, can meh?”", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To be fine, possible or acceptable; (with liao or already) to be fine or enough. Often used in conjunction with a variety of clause-final particles, e.g., lah, meh or one, to express different attitudes towards the subject matter."], "links": [["fine", "fine"], ["possible", "possible"], ["acceptable", "acceptable"], ["liao", "liao#English"], ["already", "already#English:_singlish"], ["enough", "enough"], ["lah", "lah#Etymology 2"], ["meh", "meh#Etymology 2"], ["one", "one#Etymology 2"]], "raw_glosses": ["(Manglish, Singlish, intransitive) To be fine, possible or acceptable; (with liao or already) to be fine or enough. 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"word": "اِسْتَطَاعَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔamkana", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "أَمْكَنَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔadar", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Egyptian-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔidir", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hijazi-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔídir", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["South-Levantine-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "an", "lang": "Aragonese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "karoġanal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "կարողանալ"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "krnal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Western-Armenian"], "word": "կրնալ"}, {"code": "rup", "lang": "Aromanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pot"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "para", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Central"], "word": "পাৰা"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "pora", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Eastern"], "word": "পৰা"}, {"code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bilmək"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bacarmaq"}, {"code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ahal izan"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "mahčý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "магчы́"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "zmahčý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "змагчы́"}, {"code": "be", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "umjécʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́ць"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "ŭmjecʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "ўмець"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "sumjécʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "суме́ць"}, {"code": "br", "lang": "Breton", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallout"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "móga", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мо́га"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "uméja", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́я"}, {"code": "my", "lang": "Burmese", "roman": "nuing", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "နိုင်"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poguer"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "sik¹ dak¹", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "識得 /识得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tit", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會得 /会得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會當 /会当"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會凍 /会冻"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "huì", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "會 /会"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "note": "(the ability/inability to achieve a result is expressed with various verb complements, e.g. 得了 (-deliǎo)/不了 (-buliǎo))", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "nénggòu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能夠 /能够"}, {"code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallos"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moci"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umět"}, {"code": "dlm", "lang": "Dalmatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potar"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnen"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povi"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "oskama"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võima"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "osata"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "voida"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pystyä"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povêr"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possêr"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pouvoir"}, {"code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podê"}, {"code": "gag", "lang": "Gagauz", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bilmää"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "roa-gal", "lang": "Gallo", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "póeir"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šeuʒlia", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "შეუძლია"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "chöne"}, {"code": "gil", "lang": "Gilbertese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kona"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "magan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "kunnan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "dýnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dúnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ka"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kapab"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kab"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "מסוגל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "m'sugál", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "מְסֻגָּל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "samarth honā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "समर्थ होना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tud"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "geta"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "is féidir le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tig le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "féad"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bheith in ann"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ro-"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dekiru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "できる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "-reru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-れる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "-られる (-rareru) (expressed with the potential form of the verb)", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "bahudu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ಬಹುದು"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "baan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "បាន"}, {"alt": "...-(eu)l su itda", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "...을/ᄅ 수 있다"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "dai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ໄດ້"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "prast"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "spēt"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "varēt"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "galėti"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "mȯistõ"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võidõ"}, {"code": "nds", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "könen"}, {"code": "khb", "lang": "Lü", "roman": "ḋay²", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᦺᦡᧉ"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "Sumatra, Malay Peninsular", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Riau"], "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "dapat (Sarawak)"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "West Kalimantan", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "kaḻiyuṁ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "കഴിയും"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "seta’"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "taea"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čadax", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "чадах"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čidaqu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᠴᠢᠳᠠᠬᠤ"}, {"code": "nah", "lang": "Nahuatl", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "huelīti"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putè"}, {"code": "zdj", "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "udjua"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Mooring"], "word": "koone"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Föhr-Amrum"], "word": "kön"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Helgoland"], "word": "kan"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pòder"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podre"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "magan"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "cunnan"}, {"code": "ofs", "lang": "Old Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "osx", "lang": "Old Saxon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnan"}, {"alt": "u /⁠u-⁠/", "code": "otk", "lang": "Old Turkic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐰆"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "tavânestan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "توانستن"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "قادر بودن"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "weli"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "hueli"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umieć"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potrafić"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "conseguir"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "atiy"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putea"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Puter", "Rumantsch-Grischun", "Vallander"], "word": "pudair"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Sursilvan", "Sutsilvan"], "word": "puder"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Surmiran"], "word": "pudeir"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "močʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мочь"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "smočʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "смочь"}, {"code": "ru", "english": "to be skilled enough", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "umétʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́ть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "bytʹ v sostojánii", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "быть в состоя́нии"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podi"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podiri"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pori"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "porrere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "stq", "lang": "Saterland Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "konne"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "'s urrainn do"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "faod"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "моћи"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умјети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "moći"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umjeti"}, {"code": "scn", "lang": "Sicilian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putiri"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "môcť"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moči"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "syl", "lang": "Sylheti", "roman": "fara", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ꠙꠣꠞꠣ"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "ceyyakkūṭiya", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "செய்யக்கூடிய"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "dâai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ได้"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "yɔ̂m", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ย่อม"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "sǎa-mâat", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "สามารถ"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "bpen", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "เป็น"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "yāt-"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-ebilmek"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-abilmek"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "mohtý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "могти́"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zmohtý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "змогти́"}, {"code": "uk", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "vmíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "вмі́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "umíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "умі́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zumíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "зумі́ти"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "سکنا"}, {"code": "vec", "lang": "Venetan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "có thể"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "được"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kanön"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poleur"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saveur"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "sawè"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallu"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "medru"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "kenen", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "קענען"}, {"code": "esu", "english": "verbal postbase", "lang": "Yup'ik", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-yugnga"}, {"code": "zza", "lang": "Zazaki", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "şikenaene"}, {"code": "za", "lang": "Zhuang", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "maenz"}, {"code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "may", "word": "mund"}, {"code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "may", "word": "mundem"}, {"code": "ase", "lang": "American Sign Language", "note": "S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown S@Chesthigh-PalmDown-S@Chesthigh-PalmDown", "sense": "may"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "istaṭāʕa", "sense": "may", "word": "اِسْتَطَاعَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "mumkin", "sense": "may", "word": "مُمْكِن"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "karoġanal", "sense": "may", "word": "կարողանալ"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "may", "word": "bilmək"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "móga", "sense": "may", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мо́га"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-sái", "sense": "may", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會使 /会使"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "may", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "kěyǐ", "sense": "may", "word": "可以"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "may", "word": "smět"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "may", "word": "måtte"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "may", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "may", "word": "mogen"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "may", "word": "rajti"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "may", "word": "võima"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "may", "word": "voida"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "may", "word": "saada"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "may", "word": "pouvoir"}, {"code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "may", "word": "podê"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": 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"lang": "Lao", "roman": "ʼāt cha", "sense": "may", "word": "ອາດຈະ"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "may", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "may", "tags": ["with-subjunctive"], "word": "sim"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "däerfen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "dierfen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "duerfen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "may", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "may", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "may", "word": "forsi"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "may", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "may", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "may", "word": "mōtan"}, {"code": "osx", "lang": "Old Saxon", "sense": "may", "word": "mugan"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "tavânestan", "sense": "may", "word": "توانستن"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "sense": "may", "word": "امکان داشتن"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "may", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "may", "word": "putea"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "močʹ", "sense": "may", "word": "мочь"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "may", "word": "faod"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "may", "word": "smjeti"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "may", "word": "smeti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "may", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "yɔ̂m", "sense": "may", "word": "ย่อม"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "may", "word": "-ebilmek"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "may", "word": "-abilmek"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "may", "word": "سکنا"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "may", "word": "có thể"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "may", "word": "có lẽ"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "may", "word": "cael"}], "word": "can"}
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"can-do"}, {"word": "can do with"}, {"word": "can haz"}, {"word": "can I smoke"}, {"word": "can not"}, {"word": "can too"}, {"word": "can wait"}, {"word": "can you not"}, {"word": "could not get elected dogcatcher"}, {"word": "nice work if you can get it"}, {"word": "no can do"}, {"word": "the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must"}, {"word": "unable to can"}, {"word": "what can I do you for"}, {"word": "what can I say"}, {"word": "what can I tell you"}, {"word": "what can you do"}], "etymology_number": 1, "etymology_templates": [{"args": {"1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*ǵneh₃-"}, "expansion": "", "name": "root"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "can"}, "expansion": "Middle English can", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "ang", "3": "cann", "4": "can(n)"}, "expansion": "Old English can(n)", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "gmw-pro", "3": "*kunnan"}, "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *kunnan", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": 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If I say can, means can. […]", "type": "quote"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[101, 104]], "ref": "2021 August 5, Zat Astha, “The Lessons We’re Still Learning Too Slowly About Mental Health and Suicide”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 2024-12-11:", "text": "It’s further exacerbated by well-intentioned but misguided relatives who say, “you’re from School X, can one lah”, or worse, those who associate the very identity of being a student in an elite academy into a label analogous with expectations of high achievements.", "type": "quote"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[112, 115]], "ref": "2024 June 10, Kimberly Lim, “What’s With Singapore’s Surge in Self-Proclaimed Life Coaches?”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 2024-09-19:", "text": "When controversial KOL Sylvia Chan resurfaced in March as a life coach, the general online sentiment was, “Huh, can meh?”", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To be fine, possible or acceptable; (with liao or already) to be fine or enough. 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Often used in conjunction with a variety of clause-final particles, e.g., lah, meh or one, to express different attitudes towards the subject matter."], "senseid": ["en:sm2"], "tags": ["Manglish", "Singlish", "intransitive"]}], "sounds": [{"other": "/t/"}, {"other": "[kæn(ʔ)]"}, {"other": "/kɛn/"}], "translations": [{"code": "ak", "lang": "Akan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tumi"}, {"code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "mund"}, {"code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "mundem"}, {"code": "ase", "lang": "American Sign Language", "note": "S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown S@Chesthigh-PalmDown-S@Chesthigh-PalmDown", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "qadara", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "قَدَرَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "istaṭāʕa", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "اِسْتَطَاعَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔamkana", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "أَمْكَنَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔadar", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Egyptian-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔidir", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hijazi-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔídir", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["South-Levantine-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "an", "lang": "Aragonese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "karoġanal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "կարողանալ"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "krnal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Western-Armenian"], "word": "կրնալ"}, {"code": "rup", "lang": "Aromanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pot"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "para", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Central"], "word": "পাৰা"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "pora", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Eastern"], "word": "পৰা"}, {"code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bilmək"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bacarmaq"}, {"code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ahal izan"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "mahčý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "магчы́"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "zmahčý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "змагчы́"}, {"code": "be", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "umjécʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́ць"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "ŭmjecʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "ўмець"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "sumjécʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "суме́ць"}, {"code": "br", "lang": "Breton", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallout"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "móga", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мо́га"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "uméja", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́я"}, {"code": "my", "lang": "Burmese", "roman": "nuing", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "နိုင်"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poguer"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "sik¹ dak¹", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "識得 /识得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tit", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會得 /会得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會當 /会当"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會凍 /会冻"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "huì", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "會 /会"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "note": "(the ability/inability to achieve a result is expressed with various verb complements, e.g. 得了 (-deliǎo)/不了 (-buliǎo))", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "nénggòu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能夠 /能够"}, {"code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallos"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moci"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umět"}, {"code": "dlm", "lang": "Dalmatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potar"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnen"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povi"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "oskama"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võima"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "osata"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "voida"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pystyä"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povêr"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possêr"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pouvoir"}, {"code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podê"}, {"code": "gag", "lang": "Gagauz", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bilmää"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "roa-gal", "lang": "Gallo", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "póeir"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šeuʒlia", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "შეუძლია"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "chöne"}, {"code": "gil", "lang": "Gilbertese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kona"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "magan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "kunnan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "dýnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dúnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ka"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kapab"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kab"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "מסוגל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "m'sugál", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "מְסֻגָּל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "samarth honā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "समर्थ होना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tud"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "geta"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "is féidir le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tig le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "féad"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bheith in ann"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ro-"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dekiru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "できる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "-reru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-れる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "-られる (-rareru) (expressed with the potential form of the verb)", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "bahudu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ಬಹುದು"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "baan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "បាន"}, {"alt": "...-(eu)l su itda", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "...을/ᄅ 수 있다"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "dai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ໄດ້"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "prast"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "spēt"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "varēt"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "galėti"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "mȯistõ"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võidõ"}, {"code": "nds", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "könen"}, {"code": "khb", "lang": "Lü", "roman": "ḋay²", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᦺᦡᧉ"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "Sumatra, Malay Peninsular", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Riau"], "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "dapat (Sarawak)"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "West Kalimantan", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "kaḻiyuṁ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "കഴിയും"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "seta’"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "taea"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čadax", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "чадах"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čidaqu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᠴᠢᠳᠠᠬᠤ"}, {"code": "nah", "lang": "Nahuatl", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "huelīti"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putè"}, {"code": "zdj", "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "udjua"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Mooring"], "word": "koone"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Föhr-Amrum"], "word": "kön"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Helgoland"], "word": "kan"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pòder"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podre"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "magan"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "cunnan"}, {"code": "ofs", "lang": "Old Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "osx", "lang": "Old Saxon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnan"}, {"alt": "u /⁠u-⁠/", "code": "otk", "lang": "Old Turkic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐰆"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "tavânestan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "توانستن"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "قادر بودن"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "weli"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "hueli"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umieć"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potrafić"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "conseguir"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "atiy"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putea"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Puter", "Rumantsch-Grischun", "Vallander"], "word": "pudair"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Sursilvan", "Sutsilvan"], "word": "puder"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Surmiran"], "word": "pudeir"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "močʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мочь"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "smočʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "смочь"}, {"code": "ru", "english": "to be skilled enough", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "umétʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́ть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "bytʹ v sostojánii", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "быть в состоя́нии"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podi"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podiri"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pori"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "porrere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "stq", "lang": "Saterland Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "konne"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "'s urrainn do"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "faod"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "моћи"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умјети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "moći"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umjeti"}, {"code": "scn", "lang": "Sicilian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putiri"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "môcť"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moči"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "syl", "lang": "Sylheti", "roman": "fara", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ꠙꠣꠞꠣ"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "ceyyakkūṭiya", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "செய்யக்கூடிய"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "dâai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ได้"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "yɔ̂m", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ย่อม"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "sǎa-mâat", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "สามารถ"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "bpen", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "เป็น"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "yāt-"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-ebilmek"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-abilmek"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "mohtý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "могти́"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zmohtý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "змогти́"}, {"code": "uk", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "vmíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "вмі́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "umíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "умі́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zumíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "зумі́ти"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "سکنا"}, {"code": "vec", "lang": "Venetan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "có thể"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "được"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kanön"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poleur"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saveur"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "sawè"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallu"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "medru"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "kenen", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "קענען"}, {"code": "esu", "english": "verbal postbase", "lang": "Yup'ik", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-yugnga"}, {"code": "zza", "lang": "Zazaki", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "şikenaene"}, {"code": "za", "lang": "Zhuang", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "maenz"}, {"code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "may", "word": "mund"}, {"code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "may", "word": "mundem"}, {"code": "ase", "lang": "American Sign Language", "note": "S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown S@Chesthigh-PalmDown-S@Chesthigh-PalmDown", "sense": "may"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "istaṭāʕa", "sense": "may", "word": "اِسْتَطَاعَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "mumkin", "sense": "may", "word": "مُمْكِن"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "karoġanal", "sense": "may", "word": "կարողանալ"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "may", "word": "bilmək"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "móga", "sense": "may", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мо́га"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-sái", "sense": "may", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會使 /会使"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "may", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "kěyǐ", "sense": "may", "word": "可以"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "may", "word": "smět"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "may", "word": "måtte"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "may", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "may", "word": "mogen"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "may", "word": "rajti"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "may", "word": "võima"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "may", "word": "voida"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "may", "word": "saada"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "may", "word": "pouvoir"}, {"code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "may", "word": "podê"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šeiʒleba", "sense": "may", "word": "შეიძლება"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "may", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "may", "word": "dürfen"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "may", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "may", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "may", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "may", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "may", "word": "-hat"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "may", "word": "-het"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "may", "word": "mega"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "may", "word": "povar"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "may", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "ʼaac…baan", "sense": "may", "word": "អាច...បាន"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "ʼāt cha", "sense": "may", "word": "ອາດຈະ"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "may", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "may", "tags": ["with-subjunctive"], "word": "sim"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "däerfen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "dierfen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "duerfen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "may", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "may", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "may", "word": "forsi"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "may", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "may", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "may", "word": "mōtan"}, {"code": "osx", "lang": "Old Saxon", "sense": "may", "word": "mugan"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "tavânestan", "sense": "may", "word": "توانستن"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "sense": "may", "word": "امکان داشتن"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "may", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "may", "word": "putea"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "močʹ", "sense": "may", "word": "мочь"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "may", "word": "faod"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "may", "word": "smjeti"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "may", "word": "smeti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "may", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "yɔ̂m", "sense": "may", "word": "ย่อม"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "may", "word": "-ebilmek"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "may", "word": "-abilmek"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "may", "word": "سکنا"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "may", "word": "có thể"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "may", "word": "có lẽ"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "may", "word": "cael"}], "word": "can"}
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{"word": "can I smoke"}, {"word": "can not"}, {"word": "can too"}, {"word": "can wait"}, {"word": "can you not"}, {"word": "could not get elected dogcatcher"}, {"word": "nice work if you can get it"}, {"word": "no can do"}, {"word": "the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must"}, {"word": "unable to can"}, {"word": "what can I do you for"}, {"word": "what can I say"}, {"word": "what can I tell you"}, {"word": "what can you do"}], "etymology_number": 1, "etymology_templates": [{"args": {"1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*ǵneh₃-"}, "expansion": "", "name": "root"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "can"}, "expansion": "Middle English can", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "ang", "3": "cann", "4": "can(n)"}, "expansion": "Old English can(n)", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "gmw-pro", "3": "*kunnan"}, "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *kunnan", "name": "inh"}, {"args": {"1": "en", "2": "gem-pro", "3": "*kunnaną"}, "expansion": "Proto-Germanic 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Sleep hath seized me wholly.", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To know how to."], "links": [["know", "know"]], "raw_glosses": ["(auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to."], "tags": ["auxiliary", "defective"]}, {"antonyms": [{"word": "cannot"}, {"word": "can't"}], "categories": ["English auxiliary verbs", "English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples"], "examples": [{"bold_text_offsets": [[0, 3]], "text": "Can you remember your fifth birthday?", "type": "example"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[8, 11]], "text": "Animals can experience emotions.", "type": "example"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[0, 3]], "text": "Can you hear that?", "type": "example"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[2, 5]], "text": "I can feel the baby moving inside me.", "type": "example"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[272, 275]], "ref": "2013 July–August, Lee S. Langston, “The Adaptable Gas Turbine”, in American Scientist:", "text": "Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. 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"word": "اِسْتَطَاعَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔamkana", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "أَمْكَنَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔadar", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Egyptian-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔidir", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hijazi-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔídir", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["South-Levantine-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "an", "lang": "Aragonese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "karoġanal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "կարողանալ"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "krnal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Western-Armenian"], "word": "կրնալ"}, {"code": "rup", "lang": "Aromanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pot"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "para", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Central"], "word": "পাৰা"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "pora", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Eastern"], "word": "পৰা"}, {"code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bilmək"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bacarmaq"}, {"code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ahal izan"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "mahčý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "магчы́"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "zmahčý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "змагчы́"}, {"code": "be", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "umjécʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́ць"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "ŭmjecʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "ўмець"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "sumjécʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "суме́ць"}, {"code": "br", "lang": "Breton", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallout"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "móga", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мо́га"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "uméja", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́я"}, {"code": "my", "lang": "Burmese", "roman": "nuing", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "နိုင်"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poguer"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "sik¹ dak¹", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "識得 /识得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tit", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會得 /会得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會當 /会当"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會凍 /会冻"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "huì", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "會 /会"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "note": "(the ability/inability to achieve a result is expressed with various verb complements, e.g. 得了 (-deliǎo)/不了 (-buliǎo))", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "nénggòu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能夠 /能够"}, {"code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallos"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moci"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umět"}, {"code": "dlm", "lang": "Dalmatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potar"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnen"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povi"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "oskama"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võima"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "osata"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "voida"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pystyä"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povêr"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possêr"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pouvoir"}, {"code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podê"}, {"code": "gag", "lang": "Gagauz", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bilmää"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "roa-gal", "lang": "Gallo", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "póeir"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šeuʒlia", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "შეუძლია"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "chöne"}, {"code": "gil", "lang": "Gilbertese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kona"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "magan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "kunnan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "dýnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dúnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ka"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kapab"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kab"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "מסוגל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "m'sugál", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "מְסֻגָּל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "samarth honā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "समर्थ होना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tud"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "geta"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "is féidir le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tig le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "féad"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bheith in ann"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ro-"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dekiru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "できる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "-reru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-れる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "-られる (-rareru) (expressed with the potential form of the verb)", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "bahudu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ಬಹುದು"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "baan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "បាន"}, {"alt": "...-(eu)l su itda", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "...을/ᄅ 수 있다"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "dai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ໄດ້"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "prast"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "spēt"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "varēt"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "galėti"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "mȯistõ"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võidõ"}, {"code": "nds", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "könen"}, {"code": "khb", "lang": "Lü", "roman": "ḋay²", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᦺᦡᧉ"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "Sumatra, Malay Peninsular", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Riau"], "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "dapat (Sarawak)"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "West Kalimantan", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "kaḻiyuṁ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "കഴിയും"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "seta’"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "taea"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čadax", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "чадах"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čidaqu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᠴᠢᠳᠠᠬᠤ"}, {"code": "nah", "lang": "Nahuatl", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "huelīti"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putè"}, {"code": "zdj", "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "udjua"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Mooring"], "word": "koone"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Föhr-Amrum"], "word": "kön"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Helgoland"], "word": "kan"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pòder"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podre"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "magan"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "cunnan"}, {"code": "ofs", "lang": "Old Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "osx", "lang": "Old Saxon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnan"}, {"alt": "u /⁠u-⁠/", "code": "otk", "lang": "Old Turkic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐰆"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "tavânestan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "توانستن"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "قادر بودن"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "weli"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "hueli"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umieć"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potrafić"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "conseguir"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "atiy"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putea"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Puter", "Rumantsch-Grischun", "Vallander"], "word": "pudair"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Sursilvan", "Sutsilvan"], "word": "puder"}, 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"sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pori"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "porrere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "stq", "lang": "Saterland Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "konne"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "'s urrainn do"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "faod"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "моћи"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умјети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "moći"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umjeti"}, {"code": "scn", "lang": "Sicilian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putiri"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "môcť"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moči"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "syl", "lang": "Sylheti", "roman": "fara", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ꠙꠣꠞꠣ"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "ceyyakkūṭiya", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "செய்யக்கூடிய"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "dâai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ได้"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "yɔ̂m", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ย่อม"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "sǎa-mâat", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "สามารถ"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "bpen", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "เป็น"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "yāt-"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-ebilmek"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-abilmek"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "mohtý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "могти́"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zmohtý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "змогти́"}, {"code": "uk", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "vmíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "вмі́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "umíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "умі́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zumíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "зумі́ти"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "سکنا"}, {"code": "vec", "lang": "Venetan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "có thể"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "được"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kanön"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poleur"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saveur"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "sawè"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallu"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "medru"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "kenen", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "קענען"}, {"code": "esu", "english": "verbal postbase", "lang": "Yup'ik", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-yugnga"}, {"code": "zza", "lang": "Zazaki", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "şikenaene"}, {"code": "za", "lang": "Zhuang", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "maenz"}, {"code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "may", "word": "mund"}, {"code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "may", "word": "mundem"}, {"code": "ase", "lang": "American Sign Language", "note": "S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown S@Chesthigh-PalmDown-S@Chesthigh-PalmDown", "sense": "may"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "istaṭāʕa", "sense": "may", "word": "اِسْتَطَاعَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "mumkin", "sense": "may", "word": "مُمْكِن"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "karoġanal", "sense": "may", "word": "կարողանալ"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "may", "word": "bilmək"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "móga", "sense": "may", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мо́га"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-sái", "sense": "may", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會使 /会使"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "may", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "kěyǐ", "sense": "may", "word": "可以"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "may", "word": "smět"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "may", "word": "måtte"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "may", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "may", "word": "mogen"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "may", "word": "rajti"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "may", "word": "võima"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "may", "word": "voida"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "may", "word": "saada"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "may", "word": "pouvoir"}, {"code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "may", "word": "podê"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šeiʒleba", "sense": "may", "word": "შეიძლება"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "may", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "may", "word": "dürfen"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "may", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "may", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "may", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "may", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "may", "word": "-hat"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "may", "word": "-het"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "may", "word": "mega"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "may", "word": "povar"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "may", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "ʼaac…baan", "sense": "may", "word": "អាច...បាន"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "ʼāt cha", "sense": "may", "word": "ອາດຈະ"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "may", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "may", "tags": ["with-subjunctive"], "word": "sim"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "däerfen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "dierfen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "duerfen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "may", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "may", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "may", "word": "forsi"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "may", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "may", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "may", "word": "mōtan"}, {"code": "osx", "lang": "Old Saxon", 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{"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poguer"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "sik¹ dak¹", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "識得 /识得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tit", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會得 /会得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會當 /会当"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會凍 /会冻"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "huì", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "會 /会"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "note": "(the ability/inability to achieve a result is expressed with various verb complements, 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"word": "poder"}, {"code": "roa-gal", "lang": "Gallo", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "póeir"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šeuʒlia", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "შეუძლია"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "chöne"}, {"code": "gil", "lang": "Gilbertese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kona"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "magan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "kunnan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "dýnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dúnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ka"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kapab"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kab"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "מסוגל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "m'sugál", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "מְסֻגָּל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "samarth honā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "समर्थ होना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tud"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "geta"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "is féidir le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tig le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "féad"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bheith in ann"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ro-"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dekiru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "できる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "-reru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-れる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "-られる (-rareru) (expressed with the potential form of the verb)", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "bahudu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ಬಹುದು"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "baan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "បាន"}, {"alt": "...-(eu)l su itda", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "...을/ᄅ 수 있다"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "dai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ໄດ້"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "prast"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "spēt"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "varēt"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "galėti"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "mȯistõ"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võidõ"}, {"code": "nds", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "könen"}, {"code": "khb", "lang": "Lü", "roman": "ḋay²", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᦺᦡᧉ"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "Sumatra, Malay Peninsular", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Riau"], "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "dapat (Sarawak)"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "West Kalimantan", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "kaḻiyuṁ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "കഴിയും"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "seta’"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "taea"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čadax", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "чадах"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čidaqu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᠴᠢᠳᠠᠬᠤ"}, {"code": "nah", "lang": "Nahuatl", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "huelīti"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putè"}, {"code": "zdj", "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "udjua"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Mooring"], "word": "koone"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Föhr-Amrum"], "word": "kön"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Helgoland"], "word": "kan"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pòder"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podre"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "magan"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "cunnan"}, {"code": "ofs", "lang": "Old Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "osx", "lang": "Old Saxon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnan"}, {"alt": "u /⁠u-⁠/", "code": "otk", "lang": "Old Turkic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐰆"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "tavânestan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "توانستن"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "قادر بودن"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "weli"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "hueli"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umieć"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potrafić"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "conseguir"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "atiy"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putea"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Puter", "Rumantsch-Grischun", "Vallander"], "word": "pudair"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Sursilvan", "Sutsilvan"], "word": "puder"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Surmiran"], "word": "pudeir"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "močʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мочь"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "smočʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "смочь"}, {"code": "ru", "english": "to be skilled enough", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "umétʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́ть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "bytʹ v sostojánii", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "быть в состоя́нии"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podi"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podiri"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pori"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "porrere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "stq", "lang": "Saterland Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "konne"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "'s urrainn do"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "faod"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "моћи"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умјети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "moći"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umjeti"}, {"code": "scn", "lang": "Sicilian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putiri"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "môcť"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moči"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "syl", "lang": "Sylheti", "roman": "fara", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ꠙꠣꠞꠣ"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "ceyyakkūṭiya", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "செய்யக்கூடிய"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "dâai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ได้"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "yɔ̂m", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ย่อม"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "sǎa-mâat", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "สามารถ"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "bpen", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "เป็น"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "yāt-"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-ebilmek"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-abilmek"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "mohtý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "могти́"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zmohtý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "змогти́"}, {"code": "uk", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "vmíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "вмі́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "umíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "умі́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zumíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "зумі́ти"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "سکنا"}, {"code": "vec", "lang": "Venetan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "có thể"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "được"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kanön"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poleur"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saveur"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "sawè"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallu"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "medru"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "kenen", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "קענען"}, {"code": "esu", "english": "verbal postbase", "lang": "Yup'ik", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-yugnga"}, {"code": "zza", "lang": "Zazaki", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "şikenaene"}, {"code": "za", "lang": "Zhuang", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "maenz"}, {"code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "may", "word": "mund"}, {"code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "may", "word": "mundem"}, {"code": "ase", "lang": "American Sign Language", "note": "S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown S@Chesthigh-PalmDown-S@Chesthigh-PalmDown", "sense": "may"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "istaṭāʕa", "sense": "may", "word": "اِسْتَطَاعَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "mumkin", "sense": "may", "word": "مُمْكِن"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "karoġanal", "sense": "may", "word": "կարողանալ"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "may", "word": "bilmək"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "móga", "sense": "may", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мо́га"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-sái", "sense": "may", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會使 /会使"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "may", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "kěyǐ", "sense": "may", "word": "可以"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "may", "word": "smět"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "may", "word": "måtte"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "may", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "may", "word": "mogen"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "may", "word": "rajti"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "may", "word": "võima"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "may", "word": "voida"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "may", "word": "saada"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "may", "word": "pouvoir"}, {"code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "may", "word": "podê"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šeiʒleba", "sense": "may", "word": "შეიძლება"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "may", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "may", "word": "dürfen"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "may", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "may", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "may", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "may", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "may", "word": "-hat"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "may", "word": "-het"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "may", "word": "mega"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "may", "word": "povar"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "may", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "ʼaac…baan", "sense": "may", "word": "អាច...បាន"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "ʼāt cha", "sense": "may", "word": "ອາດຈະ"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "may", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "may", "tags": ["with-subjunctive"], "word": "sim"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "däerfen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "dierfen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "duerfen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "may", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "may", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "may", "word": "forsi"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "may", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "may", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "may", "word": "mōtan"}, {"code": "osx", "lang": "Old Saxon", 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{"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poguer"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "sik¹ dak¹", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "識得 /识得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tit", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會得 /会得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會當 /会当"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會凍 /会冻"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "huì", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "會 /会"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "note": "(the ability/inability to achieve a result is expressed with various verb complements, e.g. 得了 (-deliǎo)/不了 (-buliǎo))", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "nénggòu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能夠 /能够"}, {"code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallos"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moci"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umět"}, {"code": "dlm", "lang": "Dalmatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potar"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnen"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povi"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "oskama"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võima"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "osata"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "voida"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pystyä"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povêr"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possêr"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pouvoir"}, {"code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podê"}, {"code": "gag", "lang": "Gagauz", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bilmää"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "roa-gal", "lang": "Gallo", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "póeir"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šeuʒlia", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "შეუძლია"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "chöne"}, {"code": "gil", "lang": "Gilbertese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kona"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "magan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "kunnan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "dýnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dúnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ka"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kapab"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kab"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "מסוגל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "m'sugál", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "מְסֻגָּל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "samarth honā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "समर्थ होना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tud"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "geta"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "is féidir le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tig le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "féad"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bheith in ann"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ro-"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dekiru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "できる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "-reru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-れる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "-られる (-rareru) (expressed with the potential form of the verb)", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "bahudu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ಬಹುದು"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "baan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "បាន"}, {"alt": "...-(eu)l su itda", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "...을/ᄅ 수 있다"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "dai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ໄດ້"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "prast"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "spēt"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "varēt"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "galėti"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "mȯistõ"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võidõ"}, {"code": "nds", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "könen"}, {"code": "khb", "lang": "Lü", "roman": "ḋay²", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᦺᦡᧉ"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "Sumatra, Malay Peninsular", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Riau"], "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "dapat (Sarawak)"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "West Kalimantan", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "kaḻiyuṁ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "കഴിയും"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "seta’"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "taea"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čadax", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "чадах"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čidaqu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᠴᠢᠳᠠᠬᠤ"}, {"code": "nah", "lang": "Nahuatl", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "huelīti"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putè"}, {"code": "zdj", "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "udjua"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Mooring"], "word": "koone"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Föhr-Amrum"], "word": "kön"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Helgoland"], "word": "kan"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pòder"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podre"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "magan"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "cunnan"}, {"code": "ofs", "lang": "Old Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "osx", "lang": "Old Saxon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnan"}, {"alt": "u /⁠u-⁠/", "code": "otk", "lang": "Old Turkic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐰆"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "tavânestan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "توانستن"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "قادر بودن"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "weli"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "hueli"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umieć"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potrafić"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "conseguir"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "atiy"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putea"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Puter", "Rumantsch-Grischun", "Vallander"], "word": "pudair"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Sursilvan", "Sutsilvan"], "word": "puder"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Surmiran"], "word": "pudeir"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "močʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мочь"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "smočʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "смочь"}, {"code": "ru", "english": "to be skilled enough", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "umétʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́ть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "bytʹ v sostojánii", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "быть в состоя́нии"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podi"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podiri"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pori"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "porrere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "stq", "lang": "Saterland Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "konne"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "'s urrainn do"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "faod"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "моћи"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умјети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "moći"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umjeti"}, {"code": "scn", "lang": "Sicilian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putiri"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "môcť"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moči"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "syl", "lang": "Sylheti", "roman": "fara", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ꠙꠣꠞꠣ"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "ceyyakkūṭiya", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "செய்யக்கூடிய"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "dâai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ได้"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "yɔ̂m", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ย่อม"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "sǎa-mâat", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "สามารถ"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "bpen", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "เป็น"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "yāt-"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-ebilmek"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-abilmek"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "mohtý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "могти́"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zmohtý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "змогти́"}, {"code": "uk", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "vmíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "вмі́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "umíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "умі́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zumíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "зумі́ти"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "سکنا"}, {"code": "vec", "lang": "Venetan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "có thể"}, 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Proceedings, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 114:", "text": "Importance of Identifying Leaf: Identify Plants: If we can able to identify leaf, we can easily able to identify plants.", "type": "quote"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[40, 43]], "ref": "2018 February 15, Asha Bajpai, Child Rights in India: Law, Policy, and Practice, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:", "text": "Children in need of care and protection can allowed to be placed in foster care based on the orders of the CWC. 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Need help?", "text": "Can anot?", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To be able to or know how to (do something); an accompanying verb is not required if it is already inferable from context."], "raw_glosses": ["(Manglish, Singlish, auxiliary or intransitive) To be able to or know how to (do something); an accompanying verb is not required if it is already inferable from context."], "senseid": ["en:sm1"], "tags": ["Manglish", "Singlish", "auxiliary", "intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English links with manual fragments", "English links with redundant alt parameters", "English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples", "Manglish", "Singlish"], "examples": [{"bold_text_offsets": [[0, 3]], "english": "That’s enough glue already.", "text": "Can liao, don’t need to use so much glue.", "type": "example"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[64, 67], [81, 84], [92, 95]], "ref": "2015 September 5, Derrick Ho, Chew Hui Min, Lee Min Kok, Shea Driscoll, Nilanjana Sengupta, Melissa Heng, Ong Hwee Hwee, quoting Lee Hsien Loong, “GE2015: 5 things about the third night of rallies on Sept 4”, in The Straits Times:", "text": "We have been doing this for 50 years, we have shown you what we can do. If I say can, means can. […]", "type": "quote"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[101, 104]], "ref": "2021 August 5, Zat Astha, “The Lessons We’re Still Learning Too Slowly About Mental Health and Suicide”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 2024-12-11:", "text": "It’s further exacerbated by well-intentioned but misguided relatives who say, “you’re from School X, can one lah”, or worse, those who associate the very identity of being a student in an elite academy into a label analogous with expectations of high achievements.", "type": "quote"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[112, 115]], "ref": "2024 June 10, Kimberly Lim, “What’s With Singapore’s Surge in Self-Proclaimed Life Coaches?”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 2024-09-19:", "text": "When controversial KOL Sylvia Chan resurfaced in March as a life coach, the general online sentiment was, “Huh, can meh?”", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To be fine, possible or acceptable; (with liao or already) to be fine or enough. 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"word": "اِسْتَطَاعَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔamkana", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "أَمْكَنَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔadar", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Egyptian-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔidir", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hijazi-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔídir", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["South-Levantine-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "an", "lang": "Aragonese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "karoġanal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "կարողանալ"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "krnal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Western-Armenian"], "word": "կրնալ"}, {"code": "rup", "lang": "Aromanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pot"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "para", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Central"], "word": "পাৰা"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "pora", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Eastern"], "word": "পৰা"}, {"code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bilmək"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bacarmaq"}, {"code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ahal izan"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "mahčý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "магчы́"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "zmahčý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "змагчы́"}, {"code": "be", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "umjécʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́ць"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "ŭmjecʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "ўмець"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "sumjécʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "суме́ць"}, {"code": "br", "lang": "Breton", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallout"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "móga", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мо́га"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "uméja", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́я"}, {"code": "my", "lang": "Burmese", "roman": "nuing", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "နိုင်"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poguer"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "sik¹ dak¹", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "識得 /识得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tit", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會得 /会得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會當 /会当"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會凍 /会冻"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "huì", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "會 /会"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "note": "(the ability/inability to achieve a result is expressed with various verb complements, e.g. 得了 (-deliǎo)/不了 (-buliǎo))", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "nénggòu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能夠 /能够"}, {"code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallos"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moci"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umět"}, {"code": "dlm", "lang": "Dalmatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potar"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnen"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povi"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "oskama"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võima"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "osata"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "voida"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pystyä"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povêr"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possêr"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pouvoir"}, {"code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podê"}, {"code": "gag", "lang": "Gagauz", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bilmää"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "roa-gal", "lang": "Gallo", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "póeir"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šeuʒlia", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "შეუძლია"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "chöne"}, {"code": "gil", "lang": "Gilbertese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kona"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "magan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "kunnan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "dýnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dúnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ka"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kapab"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kab"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "מסוגל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "m'sugál", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "מְסֻגָּל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "samarth honā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "समर्थ होना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tud"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "geta"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "is féidir le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tig le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "féad"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bheith in ann"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ro-"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dekiru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "できる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "-reru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-れる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "-られる (-rareru) (expressed with the potential form of the verb)", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "bahudu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ಬಹುದು"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "baan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "បាន"}, {"alt": "...-(eu)l su itda", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "...을/ᄅ 수 있다"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "dai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ໄດ້"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "prast"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "spēt"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "varēt"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "galėti"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "mȯistõ"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võidõ"}, {"code": "nds", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "könen"}, {"code": "khb", "lang": "Lü", "roman": "ḋay²", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᦺᦡᧉ"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "Sumatra, Malay Peninsular", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Riau"], "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "dapat (Sarawak)"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "West Kalimantan", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "kaḻiyuṁ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "കഴിയും"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "seta’"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "taea"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čadax", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "чадах"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čidaqu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᠴᠢᠳᠠᠬᠤ"}, {"code": "nah", "lang": "Nahuatl", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "huelīti"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putè"}, {"code": "zdj", "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "udjua"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Mooring"], "word": "koone"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Föhr-Amrum"], "word": "kön"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Helgoland"], "word": "kan"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pòder"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podre"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "magan"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "cunnan"}, {"code": "ofs", "lang": "Old Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "osx", "lang": "Old Saxon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnan"}, {"alt": "u /⁠u-⁠/", "code": "otk", "lang": "Old Turkic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐰆"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "tavânestan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "توانستن"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "قادر بودن"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "weli"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "hueli"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umieć"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potrafić"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "conseguir"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "atiy"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putea"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Puter", "Rumantsch-Grischun", "Vallander"], "word": "pudair"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Sursilvan", "Sutsilvan"], "word": "puder"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Surmiran"], "word": "pudeir"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "močʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мочь"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "smočʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "смочь"}, {"code": "ru", "english": "to be skilled enough", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "umétʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́ть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "bytʹ v sostojánii", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "быть в состоя́нии"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podi"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podiri"}, {"code": 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"word": "اِسْتَطَاعَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔamkana", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "أَمْكَنَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔadar", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Egyptian-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔidir", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hijazi-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔídir", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["South-Levantine-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "an", "lang": "Aragonese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "karoġanal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "կարողանալ"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "krnal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Western-Armenian"], "word": "կրնալ"}, {"code": "rup", "lang": "Aromanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pot"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "para", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Central"], "word": "পাৰা"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "pora", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Eastern"], "word": "পৰা"}, {"code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bilmək"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bacarmaq"}, {"code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ahal izan"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "mahčý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "магчы́"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "zmahčý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "змагчы́"}, {"code": "be", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "umjécʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́ць"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "ŭmjecʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "ўмець"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "sumjécʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "суме́ць"}, {"code": "br", "lang": "Breton", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallout"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "móga", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мо́га"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "uméja", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́я"}, {"code": "my", "lang": "Burmese", "roman": "nuing", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "နိုင်"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poguer"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "sik¹ dak¹", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "識得 /识得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tit", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會得 /会得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會當 /会当"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會凍 /会冻"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "huì", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "會 /会"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "note": "(the ability/inability to achieve a result is expressed with various verb complements, e.g. 得了 (-deliǎo)/不了 (-buliǎo))", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "nénggòu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能夠 /能够"}, {"code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallos"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moci"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umět"}, {"code": "dlm", "lang": "Dalmatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potar"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnen"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povi"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "oskama"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võima"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "osata"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "voida"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pystyä"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povêr"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possêr"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pouvoir"}, {"code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podê"}, {"code": "gag", "lang": "Gagauz", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bilmää"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "roa-gal", "lang": "Gallo", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "póeir"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šeuʒlia", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "შეუძლია"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "chöne"}, {"code": "gil", "lang": "Gilbertese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kona"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "magan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "kunnan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "dýnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dúnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ka"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kapab"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kab"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "מסוגל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "m'sugál", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "מְסֻגָּל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "samarth honā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "समर्थ होना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tud"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "geta"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "is féidir le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tig le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "féad"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bheith in ann"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ro-"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dekiru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "できる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "-reru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-れる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "-られる (-rareru) (expressed with the potential form of the verb)", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "bahudu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ಬಹುದು"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "baan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "បាន"}, {"alt": "...-(eu)l su itda", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "...을/ᄅ 수 있다"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "dai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ໄດ້"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "prast"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "spēt"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "varēt"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "galėti"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "mȯistõ"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võidõ"}, {"code": "nds", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "könen"}, {"code": "khb", "lang": "Lü", "roman": "ḋay²", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᦺᦡᧉ"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", 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{"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poguer"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "sik¹ dak¹", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "識得 /识得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tit", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會得 /会得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會當 /会当"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會凍 /会冻"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "huì", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "會 /会"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "note": "(the ability/inability to achieve a result is expressed with various verb complements, 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"word": "poder"}, {"code": "roa-gal", "lang": "Gallo", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "póeir"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šeuʒlia", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "შეუძლია"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "chöne"}, {"code": "gil", "lang": "Gilbertese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kona"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "magan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "kunnan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "dýnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dúnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ka"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kapab"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kab"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "מסוגל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "m'sugál", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "מְסֻגָּל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "samarth honā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "समर्थ होना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tud"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "geta"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "is féidir le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tig le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "féad"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bheith in ann"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ro-"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dekiru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "できる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "-reru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-れる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "-られる (-rareru) (expressed with the potential form of the verb)", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "bahudu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ಬಹುದು"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "baan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "បាន"}, {"alt": "...-(eu)l su itda", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "...을/ᄅ 수 있다"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "dai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ໄດ້"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "prast"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "spēt"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "varēt"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "galėti"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "mȯistõ"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võidõ"}, {"code": "nds", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "könen"}, {"code": "khb", "lang": "Lü", "roman": "ḋay²", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᦺᦡᧉ"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "Sumatra, Malay Peninsular", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Riau"], "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "dapat (Sarawak)"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "West Kalimantan", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "kaḻiyuṁ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "കഴിയും"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "seta’"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "taea"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čadax", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "чадах"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čidaqu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᠴᠢᠳᠠᠬᠤ"}, {"code": "nah", "lang": "Nahuatl", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "huelīti"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putè"}, {"code": "zdj", "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "udjua"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Mooring"], "word": "koone"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Föhr-Amrum"], "word": "kön"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Helgoland"], "word": "kan"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pòder"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podre"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "magan"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "cunnan"}, {"code": "ofs", "lang": "Old Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "osx", "lang": "Old Saxon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnan"}, {"alt": "u /⁠u-⁠/", "code": "otk", "lang": "Old Turkic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐰆"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "tavânestan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "توانستن"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "قادر بودن"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "weli"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "hueli"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umieć"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potrafić"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "conseguir"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "atiy"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putea"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Puter", "Rumantsch-Grischun", "Vallander"], "word": "pudair"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Sursilvan", "Sutsilvan"], "word": "puder"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Surmiran"], "word": "pudeir"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "močʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мочь"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "smočʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "смочь"}, {"code": "ru", "english": "to be skilled enough", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "umétʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́ть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "bytʹ v sostojánii", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "быть в состоя́нии"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podi"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podiri"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pori"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "porrere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "stq", "lang": "Saterland Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "konne"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "'s urrainn do"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "faod"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "моћи"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умјети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "moći"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umjeti"}, {"code": "scn", "lang": "Sicilian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putiri"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "môcť"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moči"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "syl", "lang": "Sylheti", "roman": "fara", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ꠙꠣꠞꠣ"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "ceyyakkūṭiya", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "செய்யக்கூடிய"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "dâai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ได้"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "yɔ̂m", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ย่อม"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "sǎa-mâat", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "สามารถ"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "bpen", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "เป็น"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "yāt-"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-ebilmek"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-abilmek"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "mohtý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "могти́"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zmohtý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "змогти́"}, {"code": "uk", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "vmíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "вмі́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "umíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "умі́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zumíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "зумі́ти"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "سکنا"}, {"code": "vec", "lang": "Venetan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "có thể"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "được"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kanön"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poleur"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saveur"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "sawè"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallu"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "medru"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "kenen", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "קענען"}, {"code": "esu", "english": "verbal postbase", "lang": "Yup'ik", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-yugnga"}, {"code": "zza", "lang": "Zazaki", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "şikenaene"}, {"code": "za", "lang": "Zhuang", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "maenz"}, {"code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "may", "word": "mund"}, {"code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "may", "word": "mundem"}, {"code": "ase", "lang": "American Sign Language", "note": "S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown S@Chesthigh-PalmDown-S@Chesthigh-PalmDown", "sense": "may"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "istaṭāʕa", "sense": "may", "word": "اِسْتَطَاعَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "mumkin", "sense": "may", "word": "مُمْكِن"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "karoġanal", "sense": "may", "word": "կարողանալ"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "may", "word": "bilmək"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "móga", "sense": "may", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мо́га"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-sái", "sense": "may", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會使 /会使"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "may", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "kěyǐ", "sense": "may", "word": "可以"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "may", "word": "smět"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "may", "word": "måtte"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "may", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "may", "word": "mogen"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "may", "word": "rajti"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "may", "word": "võima"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "may", "word": "voida"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "may", "word": "saada"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "may", "word": "pouvoir"}, {"code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "may", "word": "podê"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šeiʒleba", "sense": "may", "word": "შეიძლება"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "may", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "may", "word": "dürfen"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "may", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "may", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "may", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "may", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "may", "word": "-hat"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "may", "word": "-het"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "may", "word": "mega"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "may", "word": "povar"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "may", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "ʼaac…baan", "sense": "may", "word": "អាច...បាន"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "ʼāt cha", "sense": "may", "word": "ອາດຈະ"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "may", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "may", "tags": ["with-subjunctive"], "word": "sim"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "däerfen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "dierfen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "duerfen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "may", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "may", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "may", "word": "forsi"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "may", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "may", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "may", "word": "mōtan"}, {"code": "osx", "lang": "Old Saxon", 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{"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poguer"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "sik¹ dak¹", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "識得 /识得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tit", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會得 /会得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會當 /会当"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會凍 /会冻"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "huì", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "會 /会"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "note": "(the ability/inability to achieve a result is expressed with various verb complements, e.g. 得了 (-deliǎo)/不了 (-buliǎo))", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "nénggòu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能夠 /能够"}, {"code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallos"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moci"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umět"}, {"code": "dlm", "lang": "Dalmatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potar"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnen"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povi"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "oskama"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võima"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "osata"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "voida"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pystyä"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povêr"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possêr"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pouvoir"}, {"code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podê"}, {"code": "gag", "lang": "Gagauz", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bilmää"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "roa-gal", "lang": "Gallo", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "póeir"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šeuʒlia", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "შეუძლია"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "chöne"}, {"code": "gil", "lang": "Gilbertese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kona"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "magan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "kunnan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "dýnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dúnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ka"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kapab"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kab"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "מסוגל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "m'sugál", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "מְסֻגָּל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "samarth honā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "समर्थ होना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tud"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "geta"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "is féidir le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tig le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "féad"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bheith in ann"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ro-"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dekiru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "できる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "-reru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-れる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "-られる (-rareru) (expressed with the potential form of the verb)", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "bahudu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ಬಹುದು"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "baan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "បាន"}, {"alt": "...-(eu)l su itda", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "...을/ᄅ 수 있다"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "dai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ໄດ້"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "prast"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "spēt"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "varēt"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "galėti"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "mȯistõ"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võidõ"}, {"code": "nds", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "könen"}, {"code": "khb", "lang": "Lü", "roman": "ḋay²", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᦺᦡᧉ"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "Sumatra, Malay Peninsular", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Riau"], "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "dapat (Sarawak)"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "West Kalimantan", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "kaḻiyuṁ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "കഴിയും"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "seta’"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "taea"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čadax", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "чадах"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čidaqu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᠴᠢᠳᠠᠬᠤ"}, {"code": "nah", "lang": "Nahuatl", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "huelīti"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putè"}, {"code": "zdj", "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "udjua"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Mooring"], "word": "koone"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Föhr-Amrum"], "word": "kön"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Helgoland"], "word": "kan"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pòder"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podre"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "magan"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "cunnan"}, {"code": "ofs", "lang": "Old Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "osx", "lang": "Old Saxon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnan"}, {"alt": "u /⁠u-⁠/", "code": "otk", "lang": "Old Turkic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐰆"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "tavânestan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "توانستن"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "قادر بودن"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "weli"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "hueli"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umieć"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potrafić"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "conseguir"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "atiy"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putea"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Puter", "Rumantsch-Grischun", "Vallander"], "word": "pudair"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Sursilvan", "Sutsilvan"], "word": "puder"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Surmiran"], "word": "pudeir"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "močʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мочь"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "smočʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "смочь"}, {"code": "ru", "english": "to be skilled enough", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "umétʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́ть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "bytʹ v sostojánii", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "быть в состоя́нии"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podi"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podiri"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pori"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "porrere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "stq", "lang": "Saterland Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "konne"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "'s urrainn do"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "faod"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "моћи"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умјети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "moći"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umjeti"}, {"code": "scn", "lang": "Sicilian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putiri"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "môcť"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moči"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "syl", "lang": "Sylheti", "roman": "fara", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ꠙꠣꠞꠣ"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "ceyyakkūṭiya", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "செய்யக்கூடிய"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "dâai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ได้"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "yɔ̂m", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ย่อม"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "sǎa-mâat", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "สามารถ"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "bpen", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "เป็น"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "yāt-"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-ebilmek"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-abilmek"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "mohtý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "могти́"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zmohtý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "змогти́"}, {"code": "uk", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "vmíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "вмі́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "umíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "умі́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zumíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "зумі́ти"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "سکنا"}, {"code": "vec", "lang": "Venetan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "có thể"}, 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Proceedings, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 114:", "text": "Importance of Identifying Leaf: Identify Plants: If we can able to identify leaf, we can easily able to identify plants.", "type": "quote"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[40, 43]], "ref": "2018 February 15, Asha Bajpai, Child Rights in India: Law, Policy, and Practice, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:", "text": "Children in need of care and protection can allowed to be placed in foster care based on the orders of the CWC. 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Need help?", "text": "Can anot?", "type": "example"}], "glosses": ["To be able to or know how to (do something); an accompanying verb is not required if it is already inferable from context."], "raw_glosses": ["(Manglish, Singlish, auxiliary or intransitive) To be able to or know how to (do something); an accompanying verb is not required if it is already inferable from context."], "senseid": ["en:sm1"], "tags": ["Manglish", "Singlish", "auxiliary", "intransitive"]}, {"categories": ["English intransitive verbs", "English links with manual fragments", "English links with redundant alt parameters", "English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples", "Manglish", "Singlish"], "examples": [{"bold_text_offsets": [[0, 3]], "english": "That’s enough glue already.", "text": "Can liao, don’t need to use so much glue.", "type": "example"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[64, 67], [81, 84], [92, 95]], "ref": "2015 September 5, Derrick Ho, Chew Hui Min, Lee Min Kok, Shea Driscoll, Nilanjana Sengupta, Melissa Heng, Ong Hwee Hwee, quoting Lee Hsien Loong, “GE2015: 5 things about the third night of rallies on Sept 4”, in The Straits Times:", "text": "We have been doing this for 50 years, we have shown you what we can do. If I say can, means can. […]", "type": "quote"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[101, 104]], "ref": "2021 August 5, Zat Astha, “The Lessons We’re Still Learning Too Slowly About Mental Health and Suicide”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 2024-12-11:", "text": "It’s further exacerbated by well-intentioned but misguided relatives who say, “you’re from School X, can one lah”, or worse, those who associate the very identity of being a student in an elite academy into a label analogous with expectations of high achievements.", "type": "quote"}, {"bold_text_offsets": [[112, 115]], "ref": "2024 June 10, Kimberly Lim, “What’s With Singapore’s Surge in Self-Proclaimed Life Coaches?”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 2024-09-19:", "text": "When controversial KOL Sylvia Chan resurfaced in March as a life coach, the general online sentiment was, “Huh, can meh?”", "type": "quote"}], "glosses": ["To be fine, possible or acceptable; (with liao or already) to be fine or enough. 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"word": "اِسْتَطَاعَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔamkana", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "أَمْكَنَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔadar", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Egyptian-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔidir", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hijazi-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔídir", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["South-Levantine-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "an", "lang": "Aragonese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "karoġanal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "կարողանալ"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "krnal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Western-Armenian"], "word": "կրնալ"}, {"code": "rup", "lang": "Aromanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pot"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "para", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Central"], "word": "পাৰা"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "pora", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Eastern"], "word": "পৰা"}, {"code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bilmək"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bacarmaq"}, {"code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ahal izan"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "mahčý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "магчы́"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "zmahčý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "змагчы́"}, {"code": "be", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "umjécʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́ць"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "ŭmjecʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "ўмець"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "sumjécʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "суме́ць"}, {"code": "br", "lang": "Breton", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallout"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "móga", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мо́га"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "uméja", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́я"}, {"code": "my", "lang": "Burmese", "roman": "nuing", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "နိုင်"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poguer"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "sik¹ dak¹", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "識得 /识得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tit", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會得 /会得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會當 /会当"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會凍 /会冻"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "huì", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "會 /会"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "note": "(the ability/inability to achieve a result is expressed with various verb complements, e.g. 得了 (-deliǎo)/不了 (-buliǎo))", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "nénggòu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能夠 /能够"}, {"code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallos"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moci"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umět"}, {"code": "dlm", "lang": "Dalmatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potar"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnen"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povi"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "oskama"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võima"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "osata"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "voida"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pystyä"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povêr"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possêr"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pouvoir"}, {"code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podê"}, {"code": "gag", "lang": "Gagauz", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bilmää"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "roa-gal", "lang": "Gallo", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "póeir"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šeuʒlia", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "შეუძლია"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "chöne"}, {"code": "gil", "lang": "Gilbertese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kona"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "magan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "kunnan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "dýnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dúnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ka"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kapab"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kab"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "מסוגל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "m'sugál", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "מְסֻגָּל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "samarth honā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "समर्थ होना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tud"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "geta"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "is féidir le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tig le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "féad"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bheith in ann"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ro-"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dekiru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "できる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "-reru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-れる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "-られる (-rareru) (expressed with the potential form of the verb)", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "bahudu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ಬಹುದು"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "baan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "បាន"}, {"alt": "...-(eu)l su itda", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "...을/ᄅ 수 있다"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "dai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ໄດ້"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "prast"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "spēt"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "varēt"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "galėti"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "mȯistõ"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võidõ"}, {"code": "nds", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "könen"}, {"code": "khb", "lang": "Lü", "roman": "ḋay²", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᦺᦡᧉ"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "Sumatra, Malay Peninsular", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Riau"], "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "dapat (Sarawak)"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "West Kalimantan", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "kaḻiyuṁ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "കഴിയും"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "seta’"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "taea"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čadax", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "чадах"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čidaqu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᠴᠢᠳᠠᠬᠤ"}, {"code": "nah", "lang": "Nahuatl", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "huelīti"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putè"}, {"code": "zdj", "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "udjua"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Mooring"], "word": "koone"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Föhr-Amrum"], "word": "kön"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Helgoland"], "word": "kan"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pòder"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podre"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "magan"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "cunnan"}, {"code": "ofs", "lang": "Old Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "osx", "lang": "Old Saxon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnan"}, {"alt": "u /⁠u-⁠/", "code": "otk", "lang": "Old Turkic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐰆"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "tavânestan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "توانستن"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "قادر بودن"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "weli"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "hueli"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umieć"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potrafić"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "conseguir"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "atiy"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putea"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Puter", "Rumantsch-Grischun", "Vallander"], "word": "pudair"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Sursilvan", "Sutsilvan"], "word": "puder"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Surmiran"], "word": "pudeir"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "močʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мочь"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "smočʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "смочь"}, {"code": "ru", "english": "to be skilled enough", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "umétʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́ть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "bytʹ v sostojánii", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "быть в состоя́нии"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podi"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podiri"}, {"code": 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"word": "اِسْتَطَاعَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔamkana", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "أَمْكَنَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔadar", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Egyptian-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔidir", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hijazi-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔídir", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["South-Levantine-Arabic"], "word": "قدر"}, {"code": "an", "lang": "Aragonese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "karoġanal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "կարողանալ"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "krnal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Western-Armenian"], "word": "կրնալ"}, {"code": "rup", "lang": "Aromanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pot"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "para", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Central"], "word": "পাৰা"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "pora", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Eastern"], "word": "পৰা"}, {"code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bilmək"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bacarmaq"}, {"code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ahal izan"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "mahčý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "магчы́"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "zmahčý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "змагчы́"}, {"code": "be", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "umjécʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́ць"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "ŭmjecʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "ўмець"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "sumjécʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "суме́ць"}, {"code": "br", "lang": "Breton", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallout"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "móga", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мо́га"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "uméja", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́я"}, {"code": "my", "lang": "Burmese", "roman": "nuing", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "နိုင်"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poguer"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "sik¹ dak¹", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "識得 /识得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tit", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會得 /会得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會當 /会当"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會凍 /会冻"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "huì", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "會 /会"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "note": "(the ability/inability to achieve a result is expressed with various verb complements, e.g. 得了 (-deliǎo)/不了 (-buliǎo))", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "nénggòu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能夠 /能够"}, {"code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallos"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moci"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umět"}, {"code": "dlm", "lang": "Dalmatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potar"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnen"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povi"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "oskama"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võima"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "osata"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "voida"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pystyä"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "povêr"}, {"code": "frp", "lang": "Franco-Provençal", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possêr"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pouvoir"}, {"code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podê"}, {"code": "gag", "lang": "Gagauz", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bilmää"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "roa-gal", "lang": "Gallo", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "póeir"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šeuʒlia", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "შეუძლია"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "chöne"}, {"code": "gil", "lang": "Gilbertese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kona"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "magan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "kunnan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "dýnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dúnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ka"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kapab"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kab"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "מסוגל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "m'sugál", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "מְסֻגָּל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "samarth honā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "समर्थ होना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tud"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "geta"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "is féidir le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tig le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "féad"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bheith in ann"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ro-"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dekiru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "できる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "-reru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-れる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "-られる (-rareru) (expressed with the potential form of the verb)", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "bahudu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ಬಹುದು"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "baan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "បាន"}, {"alt": "...-(eu)l su itda", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "...을/ᄅ 수 있다"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "dai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ໄດ້"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "prast"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "spēt"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "varēt"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "galėti"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "mȯistõ"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võidõ"}, {"code": "nds", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "könen"}, {"code": "khb", "lang": "Lü", "roman": "ḋay²", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᦺᦡᧉ"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "Sumatra, Malay Peninsular", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Riau"], "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "dapat (Sarawak)"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "West Kalimantan", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "kaḻiyuṁ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "കഴിയും"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "seta’"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "taea"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čadax", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "чадах"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čidaqu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᠴᠢᠳᠠᠬᠤ"}, {"code": "nah", 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"sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pori"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "porrere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "stq", "lang": "Saterland Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "konne"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "'s urrainn do"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "faod"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "моћи"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умјети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "moći"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umjeti"}, {"code": "scn", "lang": "Sicilian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putiri"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "môcť"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moči"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, 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"Georgian", "roman": "šeiʒleba", "sense": "may", "word": "შეიძლება"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "may", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "may", "word": "dürfen"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "may", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "may", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "may", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "may", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "may", "word": "-hat"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "may", "word": "-het"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "may", "word": "mega"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "may", "word": "povar"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "may", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "ʼaac…baan", "sense": "may", "word": "អាច...បាន"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "ʼāt cha", "sense": "may", "word": "ອາດຈະ"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "may", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "may", "tags": ["with-subjunctive"], "word": "sim"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "däerfen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "dierfen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "duerfen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "may", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "may", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "may", "word": "forsi"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "may", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "may", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "may", "word": "mōtan"}, {"code": "osx", "lang": "Old Saxon", 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{"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poguer"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "sik¹ dak¹", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "識得 /识得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tit", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會得 /会得"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會當 /会当"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-tàng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會凍 /会冻"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "huì", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "會 /会"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "note": "(the ability/inability to achieve a result is expressed with various verb complements, 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"word": "poder"}, {"code": "roa-gal", "lang": "Gallo", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "póeir"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šeuʒlia", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "შეუძლია"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Alemannic-German"], "word": "chöne"}, {"code": "gil", "lang": "Gilbertese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kona"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "magan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "kunnan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "dýnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dúnamai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "δύναμαι"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ka"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kapab"}, {"code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kab"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "מסוגל"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "m'sugál", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "מְסֻגָּל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "samarth honā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "समर्थ होना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tud"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "geta"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "is féidir le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "tig le"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "féad"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bheith in ann"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ro-"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dekiru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "できる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "-reru", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-れる"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "note": "-られる (-rareru) (expressed with the potential form of the verb)", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "bahudu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ಬಹುದು"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "baan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "បាន"}, {"alt": "...-(eu)l su itda", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "...을/ᄅ 수 있다"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "dai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ໄດ້"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "prast"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "spēt"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "varēt"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "galėti"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "mȯistõ"}, {"code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "võidõ"}, {"code": "nds", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "könen"}, {"code": "khb", "lang": "Lü", "roman": "ḋay²", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᦺᦡᧉ"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "Sumatra, Malay Peninsular", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Riau"], "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "dapat (Sarawak)"}, {"code": "ms", "english": "West Kalimantan", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "bisa"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "kaḻiyuṁ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "കഴിയും"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "seta’"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "taea"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čadax", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "чадах"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "čidaqu", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ᠴᠢᠳᠠᠬᠤ"}, {"code": "nah", "lang": "Nahuatl", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "huelīti"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putè"}, {"code": "zdj", "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "udjua"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Mooring"], "word": "koone"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Föhr-Amrum"], "word": "kön"}, {"code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Helgoland"], "word": "kan"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pòder"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podre"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "magan"}, {"code": "ang", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "cunnan"}, {"code": "ofs", "lang": "Old Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "osx", "lang": "Old Saxon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunnan"}, {"alt": "u /⁠u-⁠/", "code": "otk", "lang": "Old Turkic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "𐰆"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "tavânestan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "توانستن"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "قادر بودن"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "weli"}, {"code": "ppl", "lang": "Pipil", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "hueli"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "umieć"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potrafić"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "be able to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "conseguir"}, {"code": "pt", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "atiy"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putea"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Puter", "Rumantsch-Grischun", "Vallander"], "word": "pudair"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Sursilvan", "Sutsilvan"], "word": "puder"}, {"code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Surmiran"], "word": "pudeir"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "močʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мочь"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "smočʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "смочь"}, {"code": "ru", "english": "to be skilled enough", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "umétʹ", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "уме́ть"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "bytʹ v sostojánii", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "быть в состоя́нии"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podi"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "podiri"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "pori"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "porrere"}, {"code": "sc", "lang": "Sardinian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "stq", "lang": "Saterland Frisian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "konne"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "'s urrainn do"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "faod"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "моћи"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "умјети"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "moći"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umeti"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "umjeti"}, {"code": "scn", "lang": "Sicilian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "putiri"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "môcť"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "moči"}, {"code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saber"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "syl", "lang": "Sylheti", "roman": "fara", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ꠙꠣꠞꠣ"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "ceyyakkūṭiya", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "செய்யக்கூடிய"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "dâai", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ได้"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "yɔ̂m", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "ย่อม"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "sǎa-mâat", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "สามารถ"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "bpen", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "เป็น"}, {"code": "txb", "lang": "Tocharian B", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "yāt-"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-ebilmek"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-abilmek"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "mohtý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "могти́"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zmohtý", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "змогти́"}, {"code": "uk", "english": "know how to", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "vmíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "вмі́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "umíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "умі́ти"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zumíty", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "tags": ["perfective"], "word": "зумі́ти"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "سکنا"}, {"code": "vec", "lang": "Venetan", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "có thể"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "được"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "kanön"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "poleur"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "saveur"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "sawè"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "gallu"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "medru"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "kenen", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "קענען"}, {"code": "esu", "english": "verbal postbase", "lang": "Yup'ik", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "-yugnga"}, {"code": "zza", "lang": "Zazaki", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "şikenaene"}, {"code": "za", "lang": "Zhuang", "sense": "to be able to; to know how to", "word": "maenz"}, {"code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "may", "word": "mund"}, {"code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "may", "word": "mundem"}, {"code": "ase", "lang": "American Sign Language", "note": "S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown-S@Sternumhigh-PalmDown S@Chesthigh-PalmDown-S@Chesthigh-PalmDown", "sense": "may"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "istaṭāʕa", "sense": "may", "word": "اِسْتَطَاعَ"}, {"code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "mumkin", "sense": "may", "word": "مُمْكِن"}, {"code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "karoġanal", "sense": "may", "word": "կարողանալ"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "may", "word": "bilmək"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "móga", "sense": "may", "tags": ["imperfective"], "word": "мо́га"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ē-sái", "sense": "may", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "會使 /会使"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "néng", "sense": "may", "word": "能"}, {"code": "zh", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "kěyǐ", "sense": "may", "word": "可以"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "may", "word": "smět"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "may", "word": "måtte"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "may", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "may", "word": "mogen"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "may", "word": "rajti"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "may", "word": "võima"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "may", "word": "voida"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "may", "word": "saada"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "may", "word": "pouvoir"}, {"code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "may", "word": "podê"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šeiʒleba", "sense": "may", "word": "შეიძლება"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "may", "word": "können"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "may", "word": "dürfen"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "boró", "sense": "may", "word": "μπορώ"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "may", "word": "יכול"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yakhól", "sense": "may", "tags": ["masculine"], "word": "יָכֹל"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "may", "word": "सकना"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "may", "word": "-hat"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "may", "word": "-het"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "may", "word": "mega"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "may", "word": "povar"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "may", "word": "potere"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "ʼaac…baan", "sense": "may", "word": "អាច...បាន"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "ʼāt cha", "sense": "may", "word": "ອາດຈະ"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "may", "word": "possum"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "may", "tags": ["with-subjunctive"], "word": "sim"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "kënnen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "däerfen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "dierfen"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "may", "word": "duerfen"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "može", "sense": "may", "word": "може"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "may", "word": "boleh"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "may", "word": "forsi"}, {"code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "may", "word": "jarg"}, {"code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "may", "word": "kunne"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "may", "word": "mōtan"}, {"code": "osx", "lang": "Old Saxon", "sense": "may", "word": "mugan"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "tavânestan", "sense": "may", "word": "توانستن"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "sense": "may", "word": "امکان داشتن"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "may", "word": "móc"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "may", "word": "putea"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "močʹ", "sense": "may", "word": "мочь"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "may", "word": "faod"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "may", "word": "smjeti"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "may", "word": "smeti"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "may", "word": "poder"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "may", "word": "kunna"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "yɔ̂m", "sense": "may", "word": "ย่อม"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "may", "word": "-ebilmek"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "may", "word": "-abilmek"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "saknā", "sense": "may", "word": "سکنا"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "may", "word": "có thể"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "may", "word": "có lẽ"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "may", "word": "cael"}], "word": "can"}

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