היא יכולה לראות את האוטו כאן.

She can see the car here.

Breakdown of היא יכולה לראות את האוטו כאן.

• היא: she
• כאן: here
• אוטו: car
• לראות: to see
• את: direct object marker
• להיות יכול: to be able

Questions & Answers about היא יכולה לראות את האוטו כאן.

Why is it היא יכולה and not היא יכול?

Because היא means she, and יכולה is the feminine singular form of יכול / יכולה.

In Hebrew, words like יכול and יכולה agree with the subject:

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

So the sentence uses the feminine form because the subject is she.

What is יכולה exactly? Is it a verb meaning can?

It functions like can, but literally it is closer to is able.

Hebrew often expresses can with:

• יכול / יכולה
  • infinitive

So:

• היא יכולה לראות = she can see
• literally: she is able to see

This is a very common structure in modern Hebrew.

Why is לראות in that form?

לראות is the infinitive, meaning to see.

The prefix ל־ often corresponds to English to before a verb:

• לראות = to see
• ללכת = to go
• לעשות = to do

After יכול / יכולה, Hebrew normally uses the infinitive:

• היא יכולה לראות = she can see

Why is there an את before האוטו?

את marks a definite direct object.

It does not have a direct English translation here. It appears before a direct object that is definite, such as:

• a noun with ה־ (the)
• a proper name
• a pronoun

So in this sentence:

• האוטו = the car
• because it is definite, Hebrew uses את
• לראות את האוטו = to see the car

Compare:

• היא רואה אוטו = she sees a car
• היא רואה את האוטו = she sees the car

Why is it האוטו and not just אוטו?

Because האוטו means the car, while אוטו means a car or just car.

The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to English the:

• אוטו = car / a car
• האוטו = the car

So the sentence specifically refers to a known or specific car.

Is אוטו a normal Hebrew word?

Yes. אוטו is a very common modern Hebrew word for car, especially in everyday speech.

It originally comes from a foreign source, like English auto, but in modern Hebrew it is completely normal and widely used.

A more formal or more native-Hebrew word is:

• מכונית = car

So both are possible, but אוטו is extremely common in conversation.

How do you pronounce the whole sentence?

A common pronunciation guide is:

hi yekhola lirot et ha-oto kan

A slightly more careful transliteration would be:

hi yekhola lir'ot et ha-oto kan

Rough breakdown:

• היא = hi
• יכולה = yekhola
• לראות = lirot / lir'ot
• את = et
• האוטו = ha-oto
• כאן = kan

In normal Israeli speech, some of the tiny vowel differences are reduced, so learners will often hear something close to hi y'khola lirot et haoto kan.

Why is כאן at the end? Could it go somewhere else?

Yes, it could move.

כאן means here, and Hebrew word order is often more flexible than English word order. The version in your sentence is very natural:

• היא יכולה לראות את האוטו כאן

But other orders are possible, depending on emphasis:

• היא יכולה לראות כאן את האוטו
• כאן היא יכולה לראות את האוטו

The end position is a normal, neutral place for כאן in this sentence.

Is האוטו masculine or feminine?

In modern Hebrew, אוטו is usually treated as masculine.

So you would normally say things like:

• אוטו גדול = a big car
• האוטו חדש = the car is new

This does not affect יכולה in your sentence, because יכולה agrees with היא (she), not with האוטו.

Does this sentence describe something happening now, or just ability in general?

Usually it means present ability or possibility: she can see the car here.

Depending on context, it could mean:

• she is able to see it right now
• it is possible for her to see it here
• from here, she can see the car

Hebrew יכול / יכולה + infinitive can express ability or possibility, just like English can.

What would change if the subject were he instead of she?

Only the agreeing form would change:

• היא יכולה לראות את האוטו כאן = she can see the car here
• הוא יכול לראות את האוטו כאן = he can see the car here

So:

• היא goes with יכולה
• הוא goes with יכול

This is a very important pattern in Hebrew: many forms reflect gender.

Why doesn’t the sentence use vowel marks?

Because most modern Hebrew is normally written without vowel marks (nikud).

Native speakers usually read unpointed text easily from context and familiarity. A learner might see this sentence with vowel marks as:

הִיא יְכוֹלָה לִרְאוֹת אֶת הָאוֹטוֹ כָּאן

But in everyday writing, signs, books, messages, and news, it is much more common to see:

היא יכולה לראות את האוטו כאן

So this sentence is written the normal modern way.