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Apr. 5th, 2003 04:24 pm![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png)
I recently ran across the verb уметь/суметь, and was wondering under what circumstances one would use "мочь" versus "уметь"? Is it a question of quality (being able to do something versus being able to do it well)? Does мочь signify only physical capability (like "may" vs "can" in English)?