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できる (できる) — to be able to do, to be possible, to be permitted (to do)

できる to be able to do
Frequency #63 Grade 2 3 characters ichidan verb intransitive

dekiru

できる
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Meanings

  • to be able to do
  • to be possible
  • to be permitted (to do)

Explained in simple Japanese

  1. やろうと 思(おも)った ことを ちゃんと やれる。

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Verb forms

Meaning Plain Polite
Present

できる

できます

Present negative

できない

できません

Past

できた

できました

Past negative

できなかった

できませんでした

Te-form

できて

できまして

Potential

できられる

できられます

Potential negative

できられない

できられません

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