Банк може скасувати платіж.

The bank can cancel the payment.

Breakdown of Банк може скасувати платіж.

• могти: to be able
• банк: the bank
• платіж: the payment
• скасувати: to cancel

Questions & Answers about Банк може скасувати платіж.

Why is there no word for the in Банк може скасувати платіж?

Ukrainian does not have articles like a/an and the.

So банк can mean a bank or the bank, depending on context, and платіж can mean a payment or the payment.

In this sentence, English often translates it as The bank can cancel the payment, but Ukrainian simply says:

• Банк = bank / the bank
• платіж = payment / the payment

Context tells you which one is meant.

Why is it може?

Може is the 3rd person singular form of могти = to be able / can / may.

Here it agrees with банк, which is a singular noun:

• я можу = I can
• ти можеш = you can
• він / вона / воно може = he / she / it can
• банк може = the bank can

So може is used because банк is singular and functions like it in English.

Why is скасувати in the infinitive?