“To can” or “To be able to” in Marathi is “शकणे” (shakaNe )

The sentence formation is:
Subject       verb+ऊ(U)      form of “शकणे” (shakaNe) as per tense and subject
मी                     खाऊ                          शकतो

In all the tenses, the form of “शकणे” (shakaNe) is as per subject.
We have already seen how to prepare a verb in simple present/past/future tense. So by applying those rules on the verb “शकणे” below are a few examples:

I can eat:                                                                मी खाऊ शकतो (mI khAU shakato )
He can sing:                                                          तो गाऊ शकतो (to gAU shakato )
You(plural) could eat mango:                            तुम्ही आंबा खाऊ शकलात ( tumhI AMbA khAU shakalAt )
You(plural) could eat chutney:                          तुम्ही चटणी खाऊ शकलात (tumhI chaTaNI khAU shakalAt)
She could dance:                                                 ती नाचू शकली (tI nAchU shakalI )
They ( plural of she) will be able to move:      त्या हलू शकतील (tyA halU shakatIl )

Negative sentence for Can

The sentence formation is :
Subject          verb+ऊ(U)            negative form of “शकणे” (shakaNe) as per tense and subject
मी                      खाऊ                       शकत नाही

We have already seen rules for negative sentences. Using those we can create form “शकणे “

Examples :

I can not eat:                                                            मी खाऊ शकत नाही (mI khAU shakat nAhI )
He can not sing:                                                       तो गाऊ शकत नाही (to gAU shakat nAhI )
She could not dance:                                               ती नाचू शकली नाही (tI nAchU shakalI nAhI)
You(plural) could not eat mango:                         तुम्ही आंबा खाऊ शकला नाहीत ( tumhI AMbA khAU shakalA nAhIt)
You(plural) could not eat chutney:                       तुम्ही चटणी खाऊ शकला नाहीत (tumhI chaTaNI khAU shakalA nAhIt)
They ( plural of she) will not be able to move:   त्या हलू शकणार नाहीत (tyA halU shakaNAr nAhIt)

Verb जमणे (jamaNe)

Verb जमणे (jamaNe) is also used to indicate the ability for some action.
Sentence structure is:

Form of subject with
preposition “To”
Object
main verb + आयला (AyalA)Form of verb जमणे (jamaNe) as per tense for
neuter singular. जमले(jamale ) जमते (jamate) जमेल (jamel )
मला (malA)क्रिकेट(krikeT )
खेळायला (kheLAyalA)
जमते (jamate)

I can play cricket -> मला क्रिकेट खेळायला जमते (malA krikeT kheLAyalA jamate )
I could play cricket -> मला क्रिकेट खेळायला जमले (malA krikeT kheLAyalA jamale)
I will be able to play cricket -> मला क्रिकेट खेळायला जमेल (malA krikeT kheLAyalA jamel)

He can eat mangoes -> त्याला आंबे खायला जमते (tyAlA AMbe khAyalA jamate )
He could eat mangoes -> त्याला आंबे खायला जमले (tyAlA AMbe khAyalA jamale)
He will be able to eat mangoes :- त्याला आंबे खायला जमेल (tyAlA AMbe khAyalA jamel)

Sometimes people tend to make the form of verb जमणे (jamaNe) as per gender and multiplicity of the object.

They could open box->त्यांना खोका उघडायला जमला (tyAMnA khokA ughaDaayalaa jamalA)
They could open bag ->त्यांना पेटी उघडायला जमली (tyAMnA peTI ughaDaayalaa jamalI)

Verb जमणे (jamaNe) has other meaning which is “To gather”.
So if the subject is not used with the preposition “to” then, जमणे (jamaNe) is used to mean “To gather”

e.g.

त्यांना बोलायला जमले. (tyAMnA bolAyalA jamale.) -> They could speak
But ते बोलायला जमले. (te bolAyalA jamale.) -> They gathered to speak

आम्हाला पळायला जमेल (AmhAlA paLAyalA jamel) -> We will be able to run
आम्ही पळायला जमू (AmhI paLAyalA jamU) -> We will gather to run

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Exercise

Try creating sentences with different verbs using above rules. Crosscheck them by creating same by “verb forms” feature on https://learnmarathiwithkaushik.com/