🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

할 수 있다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hal su issda

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Can/kæn/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"나는 한국어를 할 수 있습니다."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To be able to; to have the skill, ability, or capability to do something.

    "She can speak three different languages fluently."
As noun
  1. 1

    A metal container used for storing food, liquids, or other substances.

    "He bought a can of soup from the grocery store."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'cunnan', meaning 'to know' or 'to know how to', stemming from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from mental knowledge or comprehension to physical capability, ability, and permission.

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