dekiru

Word
できるdekiru
Meaning
to be able to do
Part of speech
verb, itidan - group 2, intransitive
Pronunciation
Course
Japanese
Lesson
Indicating ability with the potential form

Breakdown of dekiru

するsuru
to do

Usages of dekiru

できません。dekimasen.
I can't do it.
〜こと　が　できる〜koto ga dekiru
to be able to; to be possible to
日に本ほん語ご　が　できます。nihongo ga dekimasu.
(I) can speak Japanese.
時じ間かん　を　止とめること　は　できません。jikan o tomerukoto wa dekimasen.
(You) cannot stop time.
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.
鼻はな　で　息いき　が　できない。hana de iki ga dekinai.
(I) can't breathe through my nose.
Sentence from Tatoeba
できる　だけ　早はやく　日に本ほん語ご　を　学まなびたい　です。dekiru dake hayaku nihongo o manabitai desu.
(I) want to learn Japanese as quickly as possible.
注ちゅう文もん　は　できます　か？chuumon wa dekimasu ka?
Can I order?
ガス　が　切きれた　ので、　料りょう理り　が　できない。gasu ga kireta node, ryouri ga dekinai.
The gas ran out, so I can't cook.
信しん頼らい　できるshinrai dekiru
trustworthy; able to be trusted

The structure [noun] + できる is a common way to express the ability or possibility related to the noun. This construction turns the noun into an adjective describing the noun that follows.

子こ供ども　で　も、　できます。kodomo de mo, dekimasu.
Even a child can do it.
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