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Breakdown of isha naraba, shinrai dekimasu.
医者isha
medical doctor
信頼 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.
ならばnaraba
if; (following na-adjective or noun)
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