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  1. Japanese
  2. /Indicating ability with the potential form
  3. /dekimasen.

dekimasen.

できません。dekimasen.
I can't do it.
dekimasen.

Breakdown of dekimasen.

できるdekiru
to be able to do
〜える; 〜られる〜eru; 〜rareru
potential form

For verbs in Group 1, change the final う-sound into an え-sound, and add -る as ending.

For verbs in Group 2, change the -る ending into -られる.

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Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasitaHepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita
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