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kotogadekiru
expression, ichidan verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[ことが()·()·]
kotogadekiru
[こと()····]
kotogadekiru
[こと()··()·()·]
kotogadekiru

Root Words:

koto + ga + dekiru

English Meaning(s) for ことができる

expression, ichidan verb
  1. to be able (to); to be possible (to) (usu. verb+ことが...)

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Conjugations for ことができる

masu stem
kotogadeki
Negative stem
kotogadeki
te-form
kotogadekite
Negative te-form
kotogadekinakute
Adverbial Negative Form
kotogadekinaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekiru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekinai
Past Indicative Form
kotogadekita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekinakatta
Presumptive Form
kotogadekiyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekimasen
Past Indicative Form
kotogadekimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
kotogadekimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekitakunai
Past Indicative Form
kotogadekitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekitakunakatta
Adjective stem
kotogadekita
te-form
kotogadekitakute
Negative te-form
kotogadekitakunakute
Adverbial Form
kotogadekitaku
Provisional Form
kotogadekitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
kotogadekitakunakereba
Conditional Form
kotogadekitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
kotogadekitakunakattara
Objective Form
kotogadekitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekiro
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekireba
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekinakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
kotogadekinakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekinakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekirareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekirarenai
Past Indicative Form
kotogadekirareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekirarenakatta
masu-stem
kotogadekirare
te-form
kotogadekirarete
Negative te-form
kotogadekirarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekiraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekiraremasen
Past Indicative Form
kotogadekiraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekiraremasendeshita
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekireru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekirenai
Past Indicative Form
kotogadekireta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekirenakatta
te-form
kotogadekirete
Negative te-form
kotogadekirenakute
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekiremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekiremasen
Past Indicative Form
kotogadekiremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekiremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekirareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekirarenai
Past Indicative Form
kotogadekirareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekirarenakatta
masu stem
kotogadekirare
te-form
kotogadekirarete
Negative te-form
kotogadekirarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekiraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekiraremasen
Past Indicative Form
kotogadekiraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekiraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekisaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekisasenai
Past Indicative Form
kotogadekisaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekisasenakatta
masu stem
kotogadekisase
te-form
kotogadekisasete
Negative te-form
kotogadekisasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekisasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekisasemasen
Past Indicative Form
kotogadekisasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekisasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekisaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekisaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
kotogadekisaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekisaserarenakatta
masu stem
kotogadekisaserare
te-form
kotogadekisaserarete
Negative te-form
kotogadekisaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kotogadekisaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekisaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
kotogadekisaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekisaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
kotogadekin
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekizu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekinu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotogadekizaru

Sample Sentences for ことができる

A good ballboy or ballgirl must be able to concentrate hard and run fast.
I don't have a stamp collection, but I have a Japanese postcard collection that I could use as an excuse to invite him.
Those animals can be seen in the Northern Hemisphere.
When you walk around your house, what kind of scenery and buildings can you see?
I couldn't bring myself to tell her the truth.

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