bangohan ga dekitara, kazokuzenin de tabemasu.

to eat

Breakdown of bangohan ga dekitara, kazokuzenin de tabemasu.

• が: subject particle
• で: means particle

Questions & Answers about bangohan ga dekitara, kazokuzenin de tabemasu.

What does できたら mean here, and how is it formed?

できたら is the -tara conditional form of できる.

• Dictionary form: できる
• Past form: できた
• Conditional: できたら

So:

• 晩ご飯ができたら = when/if dinner is ready

In this sentence, たら is very naturally understood as when rather than a doubtful if, because dinner becoming ready is an expected event.

Why is できる used with 晩ご飯? Doesn’t できる usually mean can do?

Yes, できる often means can do / be able to do, but it also has another very common meaning: to be completed, to be finished, or to be ready.

With food, ～ができる often means:

• the food is ready
• the meal is done
• it has been prepared

So 晩ご飯ができたら does not mean if dinner can do something. It means when dinner is ready.

Why is the particle が used after 晩ご飯 instead of は?