Indicating ability with ことができる

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thing; situation; verb nominalizer
〜こと〜koto
to be able to; to be possible to
〜こと が できる〜koto ga dekiru
Can I see that?
それ を 見みること が できます か。sore o mirukoto ga dekimasu ka.
(I) can speak Japanese.
日に本ほん語ご を 話はなすこと が できます。nihongo o hanasukoto ga dekimasu.
(I) can speak Japanese.
日に本ほん語ご が できます。nihongo ga dekimasu.
time
時じ間かんjikan
It's time.
時じ間かん です。jikan desu.
(I) have no time.; There is no time.
時じ間かん が ありません。jikan ga arimasen.
(You) cannot stop time.
時じ間かん を 止とめること は できません。jikan o tomerukoto wa dekimasen.
Using は in this sentence might be more suitable because it is more all-encompassing than が (it implies that no one can stop time), while が is more specific and might refer to something like being unable to stop time on a personal capacity.

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