“To can” or “To be able to” in Gujarati is “શકવું” (shakavuM )
The sentence formation is
| Subject | verb+ઈ(I) | form of “શકવું” (shakavuM ) as per tense and subject |
|---|---|---|
| હું(huM) | ખાઈ(khAI ) | શકું છું ( shakuM ChuM ) |
In all the tenses verb formation is as per subject.
| I can eat | હું ખાઈ શકું છું (huM khAI shakuM ChuM ) |
| He can sing | એ ગાઈ શકે છે (e gAI shake Che ) |
| You(plural) could eat pickle | તમે અથાણું ખાઈ શક્યાં (tame athANuM khAI shakyAM ) |
| You(plural) could eat chutney | તમે ચટણી ખાઈ શક્યાં (tame chaTaNI khAI shakyAM ) |
| She could dance | એ નાચી શકી (e nAchI shakI ) |
| They ( plural of she) will be able to move | તેઓ હલી શકશે (teo halI shakashe ) |
| Can earth fill stomach of all ? | શું પૃથ્વી સર્વ લોકોનું પેટ ભરી શકશે (shuM pRuthvI sarv lokonuM peT bharI shakashe ) |
Similarly negative sentences are formed with rules seen before.
The sentence formation is
| Subject | verb+ઈ(I) | Negative form of “શકવું”(shakavuM ) as per tense and subject |
|---|---|---|
| હું(huM) | ખાઈ(khAI ) | નથી શકતો ( nathI shakato ) |
We have already seen rules for negative sentences. Using those we can create form “શકવું” (shakavuM )
Examples
| I can not eat | હું ખાઈ નથી શકતો (huM khAI nathI shakato ) |
| He can not sing | એ ગાઈ નથી શકતો (e gAI nathI shakato ) |
| She can not dance | એ નાચી નથી શકતી (e nAchI nathI shakatI ) |
| You(plural) could not eat mango | તમે કેરી ખાઈ નથી શક્યાં (tame kerI khAI nathI shakyAM ) |
| You(plural) could not eat chutney | તમે ચટણી ખાઈ નથી શક્યાં (tame chaTaNI khAI nathI shakyAM ) |
| They ( plural of she) will not be able to move | તેઓ હલી નહિં શકશે (teo halI nahiM shakashe ) |
| He(polite) will not be able to speak | તેઓ બોલી નહિં શકશે (teo bolI nahiM shakashe ) |
