できる

Also written 出来る

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
2. to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
3. to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
4. to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
5. to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
6. to grow (of a crop); to be produced
7. to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
8. to be by nature; to be born ... (as できている)
9. to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone) (usu. as できている)
10. to get pregnant

Example sentences

• できるよ！
  You can do it.
• 学校に全てを求めることはできない。
  One can't expect everything from schools.
• 私よりも物知りな数学者が自分のことをはっきりと表現できていないのを見るのは心地の良いものではない。
  I don't like it when mathematicians who know much more than I do can't express themselves explicitly.
• 説明もできないよ。
  I can't explain it either.
• 私も説明できません。
  I can't explain it either.

Common phrases

• 行列ができる
• 準備ができる
• 仕事ができる
• 体験ができる
• 信用できる (しんようできる) to be trustworthy
• 列ができる
• プレーができる
• 会話ができる
• 長蛇の列ができる
• 確認ができる
• 修理ができない
• 太刀打ちできる (たちうちできる) to be a good match (for)
• 読み書きができる
• 出来うる限り (できうるかぎり) as (much) as possible
• 出来すぎる (できすぎる) to be overproduced

Words containing できる

• できるだけ as much as one can
• できる限り (できるかぎり) as much as one can
• できるようになる to become possible

And 8 more.

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