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© Heidi Behrens
Modal verb ‘können’
Modal verb = helping verb
‘können’ means ‘to be able to/can’
here: what you (one) can do in a
town
Man kann = one can…..
A Modal verb is used
with another verb.
This is what it looks
like:
Subj
Verb1
Man
kann
Verb2
Rad
fahren
Have you noticed…..?
….where the 2nd verb went
and what kind of verb it
was?
You’ve got it…..
….the 2nd verb went right to
the END of the sentence
and it was an
INFINITIVE
Have another look…..
Verb2
Subj Verb1
Man kann
Rad
fahren