yes we can access it see this example and read comments for more clarification:
class A
{
private void methodT()
{
System.out.println("I am in Class A");
}
class B extends A
{
public void methodT()
{
System.out.println("Hey I am overridden ");
}
}
// check this output
public static void main(String args[])
{
new A().new B().methodT();
}
}
we modified class A private method in class B.