Can do (polite) in Japanese 🇯🇵

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Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Associating "できます" (dekimasu) with the English phrase "I can do this!" might help.
– Break it down: "deki" (でき) can be linked to "doing" or "done" and "masu" (ます) is a common suffix for polite verbs.

Explanations:
– "できます" (dekimasu) is the polite form of the verb "できる" (dekiru), which means "to be able to do" or "can do."
– It implies ability or possibility in a polite manner.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– できる (dekiru) – plain form, informal
– 可能 (かのう, kanou) – literally "possible," often used in more formal contexts

Different Conjugations:
1. Present/Future (polite):
– Positive: できます (dekimasu) – can do/will be able to do
– Negative: できません (dekimasen) – cannot do/will not be able to do

2. Past (polite):
– Positive: できました (dekimaa) – was able to do
– Negative: できませんでした (dekimasen dea) – was not able to do

3. Te-form (sometimes used to connect clauses or for requests):
– できて (dekite)

Examples of sentences:
– 今、宿題ができます。(Ima, shukudai ga dekimasu.)
– I can do the homework now.
– 明日、その仕事ができません。(Aa, sono shigoto ga dekimasen.)
– I cannot do that work tomorrow.
– 昨日、車の修理ができました。(Kinou, kuruma no shuuri ga dekimaa.)
– I was able to repair the car yesterday.
– 彼は日本語で話すことができませんでした。(Kare wa Nihon-go de hanasu koto ga dekimasen dea.)
– He was not able to speak in Japanese.
– 私は泳ぐことができて、泳ぐことが好きです。(Watashi wa oyogu koto ga dekite, oyogu koto ga suki desu.)
– I can swim, and I like swimming.

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