Questions & Answers about אפשר להשתמש במחורר הזה גם בשביל שני הדפים האחרונים?
Here אפשר means it is possible. In everyday English, that often comes out as can.
So אפשר להשתמש...? is literally Is it possible to use...?, but a natural English translation is often Can we use...? or Can I use...?, depending on context.
Hebrew uses this impersonal pattern very often instead of a separate verb meaning can.
Because אפשר is commonly followed by an infinitive.
So the pattern is:
אפשר + infinitive
Examples:
- אפשר לדבר? = Can I speak? / Is it possible to speak?
- אפשר להיכנס? = Can I come in?
- אפשר להשתמש... ? = Can one use... ?
Hebrew does not need a conjugated verb here the way English often does.