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能愿动词"能"

HSK 1Lesson 10
The Modal Verb "能"
结构Pattern
主语 (subject)能 / 不能动词 (verb phrase)
我能坐这儿吗?
你能看这本书。
他不能喝茶。
解释Explanation

"能"放在动词前面,表示条件允许做某事,也可以用来请求允许:"我能……吗?"否定形式是"不能"。

"能" goes before a verb and says that circumstances allow something: "can" or "may". It is the polite way to ask permission: 我能……吗? (May I…?). Answer 能 for yes and 不能 for no.

例句Examples
  • 我能坐这儿吗?
    Wǒ néng zuò zhèr ma?
    May I sit here?
  • 明天你能去学校吗?
    Míngtiān nǐ néng qù xuéxiào ma?
    Can you go to school tomorrow?
  • 我今天不能去商店。
    Wǒ jīntiān bù néng qù shāngdiàn.
    I can't go to the shop today.
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: May I sit here?

Arrange the sentence0/5
(all chips placed — tap one in the answer to take it back)