היא יכולה לבוא בבוקר, אבל הוא לא יכול לבוא בבוקר.

She can come in the morning, but he cannot come in the morning.

Breakdown of היא יכולה לבוא בבוקר, אבל הוא לא יכול לבוא בבוקר.

• הוא: he
• היא: she
• אבל: but
• לא: not

Questions & Answers about היא יכולה לבוא בבוקר, אבל הוא לא יכול לבוא בבוקר.

Why is it יכולה for היא but יכול for הוא?

Because יכול changes for gender and number.

• היא יכולה = she can
• הוא יכול = he can

Here:

• יכולה is feminine singular
• יכול is masculine singular

This is very common in Hebrew, especially with words that behave like able.

Related forms:

• הן / הן יכולות = they can (feminine)
• הם / הם יכולים = they can (masculine or mixed)

Is יכול / יכולה really a verb meaning can?

In modern Hebrew, it functions like can / be able to, but it does not behave exactly like English can.

A useful way to think of it is:

• הוא יכול לבוא = he is able to come / he can come

Unlike English, Hebrew does not use a special separate modal verb in exactly the same way. יכול / יכולה agrees with the subject in gender and number, which is one reason learners often feel it is a bit more like able than like English can.

So the pattern is:

• subject + יכול/יכולה + infinitive

Example here: