Korean expression
누르실 수 있어요
What does 누르실 수 있어요 mean?
누르실 수 있어요 means "you can press it" in Korean.
How it works here
‘누르실 수 있어요’ politely states that pressing is possible.
Key expression
V-(으)ㄹ 수 있다
To indicate that an action is possible
‘V-(으)ㄹ 수 있다’ expresses ability or possibility. In polite speech it often appears with the honorific form ‘-(으)실 수 있다’.
When it's used
Used when explaining how a person can operate a machine or use a service.
The line
그래야 누르실 수 있어요
That’s how you can press it.
Said while explaining the condition or method required to press a button.
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When would you use this expression?
누르실 수 있어요
그래야 누르실 수 있어요
That’s how you can press it.
- Explaining how to use a machine and saying that it can be pressed
- Forbidding someone from pressing the button
- Asking where the door is
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Explaining how to use a machine and saying that it can be pressed
to indicate that an action is possible. ‘V-(으)ㄹ 수 있다’ expresses ability or possibility. In polite speech it often appears with the honorific form ‘-(으)실 수 있다’.
Other words in this line
- 그래야
- That way; only by doing so
- 누르다
- To press
- 있다
- To exist; to be able
Same expression in other scenes
- 생각할 수 있는 — Able to think of it.
- 할 수 있는 — Able to do it.
- 섞을 수 있을까요 — Whether it is possible to mix them
- 빌릴 수 있지 — Can borrow it
- 운전할 수 있겠어 — Would it be possible for you to drive?
- 할 수 있을 거 같은데 — It seems that it can be done
- 할 수 있다 — I can do it
- 할 수 있어 — You can do it
- 그럴 수도 있지만 — It could be like that, but I think it is Jimin.
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