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📘 Grammar 28: How to Use ~ㄹ 수 있다 / 없다 – Expressing Ability and Possibility in Korean

📘 How to Use ~ㄹ 수 있다 / 없다 – Expressing Ability and Possibility in Korean Do you want to say “I can cook,” “She can’t drive,” or “We can meet tomorrow” in Korean? The grammar forms ~ㄹ 수 있다 and ~ㄹ 수 없다 are essential expressions in Korean used to talk about ability , possibility , or inability . In this lesson, we’ll break down how to conjugate and use these forms, how they compare to 못, and how to express both can and can’t in various situations—with real examples, tables, and a quiz! 📌 What Does ~ㄹ/을 수 있다 / 없다 Mean? ~ㄹ 수 있다 : can do, able to do ~ㄹ 수 없다 : cannot do, unable to do Structure: Verb stem + ㄹ 수 있다 (after vowel) Verb stem + 을 수 있다 (after consonant) Same for ㄹ/을 수 없다 ✔️ These forms are polite, flexible, and commonly used in both spoken and written Korean. 📘 Example Sentences 저는 한국어를 읽을 수 있어요 – I can read Korean jeo-neun han-guk-eo-reul ilg-eul su it-seo-yo 그녀는 운전할 수 없어요 – She cannot drive geu-nyeo-neun un-jeon-hal su eop-seo-yo 우리는 ...