- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fekfO6R07mA&t=211s ★Verb Plain Form + koto ga dekimasu★ This means you have to add plain form of verb before the “koto ga dekimasu” form. In Japanese language, it is possible to express ability and possibility with ことができます (koto ga dekimasu) form. ことができます (koto ga dekimasu) is polite form of ことができる (koto ga dekiru). When you want to say your ability or possibility to do something, you can express it using ことができます (koto ga dekimasu) form. I can speak English. Watashi wa eigo wo hanasu koto ga dekiru. 私は英語を話すことがでます。 I can ride a bike. Watashi wa jitensha ni noru koto ga dekimasu. 私は自転車に乗ることができます。 I was able to take a photo. Watashi wa shashin wo toru koto ga dekita. 私は写真を撮ることができます。 I cannot speak Japanese. Watashi wa nihongo wo hanasu koto ga dekinai. 私は日本語が話すことができません。 I cannot drive a car. Watashi wa kuruma wo untensuru koto ga dekimasen. 私は車を運転することができません。 I was not able to swim. Watashi waoyogukotoga dekinakatta. 私は泳ぐことができませんでした。 Mika can make various countries dish. ミカさんはいろいろなくにのりょうりをつくることができます。 Mika-san wa iru iru na kuni no ryouri wo tsukuru koto ga dekimasu. Expressing ability to make various dishes. Around how many meters can you swim? なんメートルぐらいおよぐことができますか? Nan meetoru gurai oyogu koto ga dekimasu ka? Questioning about the ability of the swimming length. You can visit here from 10am. ここはあさ 10じからけんがくすることができます。 Koko wa asa 10-ji kara kengaku suru koto ga dekimasu. Expressing about, from when it is possible to visit the area. I cannot memorize kanji. かんじをおぼえることができません。 Nakanaka kanji wo oboeru koto ga dekimasen. Expressing about, inability/not possible to memorize kanji. I can speak in Japanese. わたしはにほんごをはなすことができます。 Watashi wa nihongo wo hanasu koto ga dekimasu. Expressing about, ability of speaking Japanese as a foreigner. =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? ===============================================

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