Can do/ can’t do

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~()ㄹ 수 있다 – you ‘can’ do something 
~()ㄹ 수 없다 – can’t do. 
못 – can’t 

수 – way, method, idea
~(으)ㄹ 수 있다 – there is a way to do, an idea for doing, a possibility for doing 

볼 수 있다 – can see 
먹을 수 있다 – can eat 

잘 수 없다 – can’t sleep 
잡을 수 없다 – can’t catch 

못 가다 = can not go 
못 보다 = can not see 
못 먹다 = can not eat 
못 하다 = can not do  

운전 할 수 있어요? – can you drive?  
이거 읽을 수 있어요 – can you read this?  
못 읽어요 – I can’t read it.  
지금 못 만나요 – I can’t meet you now.     

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