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Dekiru(できる) -to do / to be able to do

japanup_akane 06/01/2021 JAPANICTIONARY Nihongo

JUNE 2021 (VOL.164)

Dekiru できる

Dekiru means “can do” “be able to do”

Mika: Sakadachi dekiru?

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Can you do handstand?

Haruto: Kodomo no toki wa dekite ita yo.

Yes, I could have done it when I was kid.

Mika: Watashi wa dansu ga dekiru.

I can dance.

Haruto: Boku dansu wa dekinai~…

I cannot dance~…

Mika: Renshu sureba dekisou dayo.

You may be able to dance if you practice.

Oshiete ageru yo.

I will teach you

Haruto: Ganbaru!

I’ll try!

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	Can do	Can do(polite)	Could do	Could do(polite)	Can do (present progressive)	Could do(pst progressive)	Seems possible to do	As much as one can
positive	Dekiru	Dekimasu	Dekita	Deeki mashita	Dekite iru	Dekiteita	Dekisou	Dekiru dake
negative	Dekinai	Dekimasen	Dekinakatta	Dekimasen deshita	Dekite inai	Dekite inakatta	Dekinasou

Hitori de dekiru?

Can you do it alone (by myself)?

Dekiru dake takusan tabete ne.

Eat as much as you can.

Watashi wa ryouri ga dekimasen.

I cannot cook.

Kimi nara dekiru!

You can do it!

Kinou wa nanimo dekinakatta.

I couldn’t do anything yesterday.

Dekiru dake hayaku ikimasu.

I’ll come as fast as I can.

Kuruma no shuuri dekimasen deshita.

I couldn’t fix the car.

Atarashii ie wa mada dekite inai.

The new house is not done, yet.

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