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Table of Contents
- Verb Potential Form
- Verbる-ことができます
- Noun が できます
- みえます, きこえます
💪 11. “Can”
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Please change to the form meaning “can“. Click “answer” to see the correct form.
- わたしは ( およぎます → )。
I can swim.
- こんなに たくさん ( たべます → )。
I can’t eat this much.
- こうじちゅうのため、このみちは ( とおります → )。
You can’t take this road due to the construction.
- チェックアウトしたあと、プールを ( つかいます → )？
Can I use a pool after check-out?
- SUICA で ( はらいます → )？
Can I pay by “SUICA ( IC card )” ?
Please fill in the blanks. Click “answer” to see the correct form.
- わたしは かんじ ( ) よめます。
I can read Kanji.
- かのじょは くるま ( ) うんてん することができます。
She can drive a car.
- ここで キャンプ ( ) できます。
You can camp here.
- うみ ( ) みえます。
We can see the sea.
- なみの おと ( ) きこえます。
We can hear the sound of wave.
Well done!
Check the brief grammar notes and examples below for your review.
Grammar Note
⚫️ Verb Potential-form
meaning : I can do.ability
You are able to do something.
watashi [wa] gitā [ga] hike-masu.
( I can play the guitar. )
allowed
You are allowed to do, or it is possible under the situation.
naka [niwa] haire-masen.
( You can not enter inside. )
kono bīchi [dewa] oyoge-masen.
( We can not swim on this beach. )
Particle
When the verb is transitive verb, “を” often changes to “が“.
watashi [wa] sushi [ga] tsukure-masu.
( I can make a sushi. )
Verb Potential-form
⚫️ Verb Dictionary-form ことができます
meaning : I can do.“ことができます” also means “can”.
naka [ni] hairu-koto [ga] deki-masu.
( You can enter inside. )
Negative form is “ことができません”.
kono bīchi [dewa] oyogu-koto [ga] deki-masen.
( We can not swim on this beach. )
Particle
When the verb is transitive verb, the “object” is marked by “を“.
watashi [wa] gitā [o] hiku-koto [ga] deki-masu.
( I can play the guitar. )
watashi [wa] gitā [o] hiku-koto [ga] deki-masen.
( I can not play the guitar. )
Verb Dictionary-form ことができます
⚫️ Noun が できます
meaning : I can do “something”.Noun : language・sports・instrument etc.
watashi [wa] eigo [ga] deki-masu.
( I can speak English. )
watashi [wa] sukī [ga] deki-masu.
( I can ski. )
⚫️ みえます・きこえます
meaning : can see, can hear“みえます・きこえます” themselves have a meaning of “can”.
“Object” is marked by “が“.
sora [ga] mie-masu.
( I can see the sky. )
ame [no] oto [ga] kikoe-masu.
( I can hear the sound of rain. )
Let’s say it in Japanese !
Let’s practice speaking!
Look at the English sentences and try to say them in Japanese. Click “answer” to check the correct sentence and practice with the audio.
In Japan, you can drink from 20 years old.
I can speak Spanish.
I can see an airport from my house.
I can hear the sound of an airplane.
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