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  1. Japanese
  2. /The particle なあ
  3. /shinrai dekiru

shinrai dekiru

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.

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

できるdekiru
to be able to do
信しん頼らいshinrai
trust

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

この 橋はし は もう 信しん頼らい できない。kono hashi wa mou shinrai dekinai.
This bridge is no longer reliable.
医い者しゃ ならば、 信しん頼らい できます。isha naraba, shinrai dekimasu.
If she is a doctor, you can trust her.
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