"Can I come together with my friend?"
Translation:我可以跟我的朋友一起来吗?
March 4, 2018
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No, they're interchangeable. I don't know why this exercise doesn't accept 能 as a correct answer.
The meanings of "能" and "可以" overlap; I'd expect "我能跟我的朋友一起來嗎?" (with "能") to also be accepted per the grammar at https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22hui%22_%22neng%22_%22keyi%22#Expressing_Permission.
That grammar indicates that "能" and "可以" are like "can" (expressing ability) and "may" (expressing permission) in English, respectively, and likewise interchangeable in circumstances such as this one.