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Možete is the 2nd person plural form of moći (to be able, can): vi možete = you can / you are able (to).
The little word li is a question particle. When you put li after a verb, it typically turns the clause into a yes–no question.
So Možete li is literally Are you able (to)…? or Can you…?, and with the question mark it clearly signals a polite yes–no question.
Li and vi have completely different roles:
- li is a question particle.
- vi is the pronoun you (plural or polite singular).
The subject pronoun vi is usually omitted because the verb ending -te already shows it is you (plural/polite).
You could technically say Vi možete li…?, but that sounds odd or emphatic, and native speakers almost never do that.
Možete vi nam ukratko objasniti plan? is grammatical, but it is not a standard way to ask a polite question. It sounds more like: You can explain the plan to us briefly, right? (with emphasis on you rather than on asking politely).