Learn Japanese: shinrai dekiru - trustworthy; able to be trusted

Word

信しん頼らい　できるshinrai dekiru

Meaning

trustworthy; able to be trusted

Part of speech

adjectival phrase

Pronunciation

Course

Japanese

Lesson

The particle なあ

Note

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.

Breakdown of shinrai dekiru

Usages of shinrai dekiru

彼かれ　は　信しん頼らい　できる　人ひと　だ　なあ。kare wa shinrai dekiru hito da naa.

He's a trustworthy person, I'd say.

なあ is used here to express a soft, reflective assertion