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11-1
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
Please change to the form meaning ‘can’.
Please touch “answer” to see the answer.
1.
わたしは ( およぎます → )。
I can swim.
2.
こんなに たくさん ( たべます → )。
I can’t eat this much.
3.
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.
4.
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?
5.
SUICA で ( はらいます → )?
Can I pay by “SUICA ( IC card )” ?
Please fill in the blanks.
1. わたしは かんじ ( ) よめます。
I can read Kanji.
2. 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.
3. ここで キャンプ ( ) できます。
You can camp here.
4. うみ ( ) みえます。
We can see the sea.
5. なみの おと ( ) きこえます。
We can hear the sound of wave.
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Grammar
Verb Potential Form
meaning : I can do.ability
You are able to do something.
( I can play the guitar. )
allowed
You are allowed to do, or it is possible under the situation.
( You can not enter inside. )
( We can not swim on this beach. )
Particle
When the verb is transitive verb, “を” often changes to “が“.
( 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”.
When the verb is transitive verb, the “object” is marked by “を“.
( I can play the guitar. )
( You can enter inside. )
negative
( I can not play the guitar. )
( We can not swim on this beach. )
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.
( I can speak English. )
( 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“.
( I can see the sky. )
( I can hear the sound of rain. )
1. In Japan, you can drink from 20 years old.
2. I can speak Spanish.
3. I can see an airport from my house.
4. I can hear the sound of an airplane.
link
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