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Can - Dekiru
Submitted by clay on Sat, 02/02/2008 - 10:40pm.
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A YOUNG CLAY: "Teacher, Can I use the bathroom?"
TEACHER: "I don't know, Can you?"
This page is dedicated to the teacher who taught me the difference between "can" and "may"
Let's look at how to say "can" in Japanese:
First the 2 ways that use できる dekiru or the -masu form できます dekimasu (they both mean "can do", "able to do")
| NOUN + GA + DEKIMASU |
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| This just says, "Japanese can", but of course what is meant is (I) can speak (or write) Japanese. Usually pronouns are left out when the context is clear. For more on pronoun usage, click here.
Notice が ga is used with dekiru. |
EXAMPLES:
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| SIMPLE VERB + KOTO GA + DEKIMASU |
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To add a verb, you must stick koto ga dekiru to the simple verb. A simple verb usually ends with a 'ru' or a 'su,' and is the shortest form of the verb.
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And one that doesn't use dekiru
| VERB + ~RARERU or ~ERU |
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This basically means the same thing, but uses a different way. I won't say much on this now, as I want to concentrate on dekiru. But "can" can be acheived by changing the verb's ending. To learn about verb groupings click here
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話せる hanaseru (can speak)»
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ima ne watashi wa setsumei
ima ne watashi wa setsumei wo shite iku
(I'm gonna explain this)
~(verb)koto ga arimasu= have done something
you cannot use KANOU DOUSHI可能 動詞 え団 (verbs in potencial plain) in this conjugation, you just have to put the verb plain
ex: tabemasu (masu-kei)
taberu (jisho kei)(dictionary form)
I can eat a cake:ke-ki wo taberu koto ga dekimasu
ke-ki wo taberareru (可能 kanou)
ke-ki wo taberaremasu
taberu : 2nd Group
I baked a cake: ke-ki ga dekimashita
ke-ki ga dekita
die (shinu)
you can die: anata wa shinde mo ii desu
anata wa shinemasu
P.D:do not get confused among KANOU AND UKEMI are diferent
KANOU is potencial and UKEMI is passive voice
来られるは受身形で
来られるは受身形です
来れるは可能形です
可能形と受身形は違います
so how do you say 'may i
so how do you say 'may i (eat this)?'
これを食べてもいい
これを食べてもいいですか。[Kore wo tabete mo ii desu ka.]
(Verb te-form) + mo ii desu ka.
Wow, this is really helpful,
Wow, this is really helpful, and thanks for all the comments, those have helped me too. ^^ Good job kurei-san.
(@_@)
こんにちわ、i am confusing of the ーことが できます。
Regards,
Tan Imm Imm
(^.^)Y !!!!
Hi, "Koto ga dekimasu" or "dekiru" is the same, you can use any... And, if the verb is closely associated w/ its direct object, you can attach either Koto ga dekiru or dekiru to it.
Hope this helps. Bye-bye!!!!(^0^)
Ｗｈａｔ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｖｅｒｂ， ”ｄｉｅ”
Ｈｏｗ ｗｏｕｌｄ Ｉ ｕｓｅ ｔｈａｔ？
Ｓｈｉｎｕ
しぬ・死ぬ
死ねる
あなたが死ぬ事ができる。
あなたが死ねる。
Both say "You can die."
This is so confusing...
but it's really helpful. I'm going to have to go over it a few times to get it completely.
Nevermind!!!
I have come to the realization!!!
XD
I ended up answering my own question!!!
I thought Hanaseru looked familiar.
I remember Hanasemasu.. being used somewhere.
Therefor it should be Hanasemasen for the negative?
Yup
Yuppers.
話せません is negative (polite)
話せない is also negative (plain)
Negative eru
How would I put eru in the negative?
Would I simply add nai?
As in..
Chugokugo ga hanaseru nai.
中国語が話せるない。
?
Would this be: I can't speak Chinese.
Or, for the negative.. Am I better off using Dekinai and Dekimasen?
~える is like any other
~える is like any other ~る verb. Just drop the る then add ない・ません.
話す→話せる→話せない (can't speak)