No. 274 in Persian
میتوانند
"Can" or "are able to" (third person plural).
In a sentence
آنها میتوانند به ما کمک کنند.
They can help us.
The word میتوانند is used to indicate the capability or possibility of the subject 'they' to perform the action 'help'.
بچهها میتوانند در مسابقه شرکت کنند.
The children can participate in the competition.
Here, میتوانند shows the potential or permission for the children to join the competition.
دانشآموزان میتوانند سؤالهای خود را بپرسند.
The students can ask their questions.
In this example, میتوانند expresses the allowance or possibility for the students to ask their questions.
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