35.2.5. gy. A1C2 (példák)

allow verb /əˈlaʊ/ 3 lehetővé tesz vmit [I or T]

The extra money will allow me to upgrade my computer.

enable verb /ɪˈneɪ.bl̩/ [T] képessé tesz vkit vmire; lehetővé tesz vmit

Computerization should enable us to cut production costs by half.

know verb /nəʊ/ *(knew, known) 3 tud vmit csinálni (képes vmire) [T]

Do you know how to ski?

I only know a little Spanish.

permit verb /pəˈmɪt/ (-tt-) (slightly formal) 2 megenged, lehetővé tesz (pl. időjárás) [I]

The match starts at 3 pm, weather permitting.

can modal verb /kæn/ 1 tud (vmit csinálni) (képesség kifejezése)

Can you drive?

She can speak four languages.

I can't read that sign over there - what does it say?

can modal verb /kæn/ 4 -hat, -het (lehetőség kifejezése)

You can get stamps at the supermarket.

can modal verb /kæn/ 8 -hat, -het (néha megtörténhet/bekövetkezhet)

Smoking can cause cancer.

The nights can be very cold.

cannot modal verb /ˈkæn.ɒt/ (a 'can' tagadott formája)

I cannot predict what will happen next year.

could modal verb /kʊd/ 1 tudott (vmit tenni), képes volt vmire ('can' múlt ideje)

When I was younger I could stay up all night and not get tired.

It was so noisy that we couldn't hear ourselves speak.

Phrases and idioms:

there needs to be sth szükséges vmi

There needs to be more funding for education in this country.