| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
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 見ること が できます か。sore wo mirukoto ga dekimasu ka. |
(I) can speak Japanese. | 日本語 を 話すこと が できます。nihongo wo hanasukoto ga dekimasu. |
(I) can speak Japanese. | 日本語 が できます。nihongo ga dekimasu. |
time | 時間zikan |
It's time. | 時間 です。zikan desu. |
(I) have no time.; There is no time. | 時間 が ありません。zikan ga arimasen. |
(You) cannot stop time. | 時間 を 止めること は できません。zikan wo tomerukoto ha 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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