Able / Can

יָכוֹל

[Yachol]

Noun •

Root: Y-K-L

Feminine (Sing.)

יְכוֹלָה

[Yecholah]

Plural (Masc.)

יְכוֹלִים

[Yecholim]

Plural (Fem.)

יְכוֹלוֹת

[Yecholot]

📖 Translation

Able / Can

A verb form expressing possibility, ability, or permission, often used as a modal verb equivalent to 'can' or 'to be able to'.

הַאִם אַתָּה יָכוֹל לַעֲזֹר לִי עִם זֹאת?

Ha'am atá yáchol la'azor li im zót?

Can you help me with this?

אֲנִי לֹא יָכוֹל לָלֶכֶת לַמָּחָר.

Aní ló yáchol laléchet lamachár.

I cannot go tomorrow.

הֵם יְכוֹלִים לִשְׁתּוֹת קָפֶה עַכְשָׁו.

Hem yeholím lishtot kafé akhshav.

They can drink coffee now.

I can because I have... (linking to the Russian sound similarity for mnemonic purposes, though etymologically unrelated).