HOW TO EXPRESS ABILITY IN ENGLISH
In English, we can use the word "can" which means can or can or also " be able to" which means capable. Both "can" and " be able to" can be used, but "can" is more common than " be able to". (Dalam bahasa Inggris, kita bisa menggunakan kata “can” yang artinya bisa atau bisa atau juga “able to” yang artinya mampu. Baik "can" dan "able to" dapat digunakan, tetapi "can" lebih umum daripada "able to".)
"Can" is used for all subjects without any additional additions. After can we use the first form of the verb or if it shows a situation we add be, it becomes "can be." ("Can" digunakan untuk semua subject tanpa tambahan apapun. Setelah dapat kita menggunakan bentuk pertama dari kata kerja atau jika itu menunjukkan situasi yang kita tambahkan menjadi, menjadi "can be".)
Example:
• I can speak English, Indonesian, and Arabic. (Saya bisa berbicara Bahasa Inggris, Bahasa Indonesia, dan Bahasa Arab)
• Your English can be good if you practice everyday. (Bahasa Inggris Anda dapat menjadi bagus jika berlatih setiap hari)
To ask about someone's ability, then we can make a question sentence by placing "can" at the beginning of the sentence, before the subject and then followed by the first verb. (Untuk menanyakan kemampuan seseorang, maka kita dapat membuat kalimat tanya dengan menempatkan “can” di awal kalimat, sebelum subjek dan kemudian diikuti dengan kata kerja pertama.)
Example:
- Can You speak English?
- Can They play football tomorrow morning?
- Can He swim in the ocean?
- Can She speak Arabic?
Meanwhile, if we want to use (to be) able to, then we have to adjust to be according to the subject.
- I am able to sing beautifully
- You are able to read Arabic correctly
- We are able to cook rendang
- They are able to speak Indonesian fluently
- He is able to play beautifully
- She is able to dance beautifully
- It is able to grow up fast.
To ask the ability in English, we put "can" in front, before the subject. (Untuk menanyakan kemampuan dalam bahasa Inggris, kami menempatkan "can" di depan, sebelum subjek.)
• Can you go to the meeting tomorrow evening? (Bisakah kamu pergi ke pertemuan besok malam?)
• Can you swim in the sea? (Bisakah kamu berenang di laut?)
• Can you draw a zebra in the woods? (Bisakah Anda menggambar zebra di hutan?)
Meanwhile, if we want to ask about ability by using "to be able to", then we place to be at the beginning of the sentence. (Sedangkan jika kita ingin menanyakan tentang ability dengan menggunakan "to be able to", maka kita menempatkannya di awal kalimat.)
- Am I able to sing beautifully
- Are You able to read Arabic correctly
- Are We able to cook rendang
- Are They able to speak Indonesian fluently
- Is He able to play beautifully
- Is She able to dance beautifully
- Is It able to grow up fast.
HOW TO ASK AND EXPRESSING ABILITY IN INDONESIAN LANGUAGE
In Indonesia Language, can means "bisa", "dapat" or "mampu". The words has no different use, all words can be used without exception use. We can use " bisa", "dapat", or " mampu" to ask or say about ability, However, the word "bisa" has synonym that means poison of snake, and the word "dapat" also has synonym that means "mendapatkan", so the words " bisa" and "dapat" has two meaning. (Dalam Bahasa Indonesia, can berarti "bisa", "dapat" atau "mampu". Kata-kata tersebut tidak berbeda kegunaannya, semua kata dapat digunakan tanpa terkecuali penggunaan. Kita dapat menggunakan "bisa", "dapat", atau "mampu" untuk menanyakan atau mengatakan tentang kemampuan, Namun kata "bisa" memiliki sinonim yang berarti racun ular, dan kata "dapat" juga memiliki sinonim yang berarti "mendapatkan". ", jadi kata "bisa" dan "dapat" memiliki dua arti.)
Asking ability in Indonesia Language (Bertanya kemampuan dalam Bahasa Indonesia)
To ask ability in Indonesia Language you can use “Apakah kamu bisa” to ask second singular person, "Apakah kamu mampu”, “Apakah dia dapat” , “Apakah mereka bisa” in the first sentence. (Untuk menanyakan kemampuan dalam Bahasa Indonesia anda dapat menggunakan “Apakah kamu bisa” untuk menanyakan orang kedua tunggal, Apakah kamu mampu”, “Apakah dia dapat” , “Apakah mereka bisa” pada kalimat pertama.)
For example:
• Apakah kamu bisa berenang? (Can you swim?)
• Apakah kamu dapat berbicara dalam Bahasa Inggris? (Can you speak English?)
• Apakah dia mampu membuat masakan rendang? (Can he make rendang?)
To express or to tell about ability to other you can use “saya bisa”, “kamu bisa”, “Dia bisa”, “mereka mampu”. (To express or to tell about ability to other you can use “saya bisa”, “kamu bisa”, “Dia bisa”, “mereka mampu”.)
• Saya bisa berenang di laut. (I can swim in the sea.)
• Saya dapat berbicara Bahasa Inggris. (I can speak English.)
• Dia mampu membuat masakan rendang. (Can he make rendang?)
The word "dapat" can be mean as "mendapatkan". The use depends on the situation. (The word "dapat" can be mean as "mendapatkan". The use depends on the situation.)
• Saya dapat seratus ribu rupiah sehari dengan bekerja disini. (I earn one hundred thousand rupiahs a day by working here.)
HOW TO EXPRESS ABILITY IN ARABIC (يُمْكِنُ ) (UNGKAPAN KEMAMPUAN DALAM BAHASA ARAB)
To express ability in Arabic, we can use the word "yumkinu" . The meaning of the word "yumkinu" is able, may. (Untuk menyatakan kemampuan dalam bahasa Arab, kita dapat menggunakan kata “yumkinu”. Arti kata "yumkinu" adalah mampu, boleh.)
There are two ways to use the word "yumkinu", namely: (Ada dua cara untuk menggunakan kata “yumkinu”, yaitu:)
1. After the word "yumkinu" followed by " an" or then followed by fi'il mudhaari' manshuub. (Setelah kata "yumkinu" diikuti dengan "an" atau kemudian diikuti oleh fi'il mudhaari' manshuub.)
Example (Contoh):
- yumkinuka an takhruja minal fashli al-aana = Anda boleh keluar kelas sekarang.
Example (Contoh):
- yumkinuka al-khuruuju minal fashli al-aana = Anda boleh keluar dari kelas sekarang