| Term | Definition |
| can (to be able to ) | sakanaa |
| can you come? (familiar, female) | kyaa tum aa sakatii ho? |
| can you come? (familiar, male) | kyaa tum aa sakate ho? |
| can you do this? (formal, male) | kyaa aap ye kar sakate hai^? |
| can you do this for me? (familiar, female) | kyaa aap ye mere liye kar sakatii hai^? |
| please, can you go now? | zaraa, kyaa aap ab jaa sakate hai^? |
| please can you tell us a story? | kripyaa, aap ham ko kahaanii sunaa sakate hai^? |
| can he play tennis? (male) | kyaa vo tennis khel sakataa hai? |
| what can they do? (remote) | ve kyaa kar sakate hai^? |
| They can speak very well. | ve bahut achchhaa bol sakate hai^. |
| I can do this. (female) | mai^ ye kar sakatii huu^. |
| I can do that. (male) | mai^ vo kar sakataa huu^. |
| Can you do his work? (familliar) | tum iskaa kaam kar sakate ho? |
| Her work is difficult. | iskaa kaam mushkil hai. |
| Rashmi, can you buy a book for me? (familiar, female) | Rashmi, kyaa tum mere liye kitaab khariid sakatii ho? |