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Definition and Synonyms for できない
| 1. | 生じる | 成り行きで、または偶然に、生じる、発生する、あるいはそうなる |
| Befall | happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance | |
| Synonyms: | できる, 偶発, 出来, 出来, 持ち上がる, 生じる, 生ずる, 生起, 発生, 起きる, 起こる | |
| 2. | 出来る | 構成された |
| Comprise | be composed of | |
| Synonyms: | なる, できる | |
| 3. | 生起 | 何かが発生する事例 |
| Occurrence | an instance of something occurring | |
| Synonyms: | できる, 出来, 出来, 出現, 生起, 発生, 突発 | |
| 4. | できない | 必要な手段または技術またはノウハウを持たないさま |
| Unable | not having the necessary means or skill or know-how | |
| Synonyms: | する, できる | |
| 5. | できる | 力量か能力を持つさま |
| Capable | having capacity or ability | |
| Synonyms: | する, できる, 可能 |
Categories できない is a member of
| 1. | 行なわれる | 起こる |
| Come About | come to pass | |
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| 2. | ではある | 存在の品質がある |
| Be | have the quality of being | |
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| 3. | 出席 | 存在すること |
| Presence | the state of being present | |
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Conjugations for できない
Plain Form
Polite Form
Tai Form
Imperative Plain Form
Imperative Polite Form
Provisional Form
Conditional Form
Alternative Form
Potential Plain Form
Potential Polite Form
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Passive Plain Form
Passive Polite Form
Causative Plain Form
Causative Polite Form
Causative Passive Plain Form
Causative Passive Polite Form
Colloquial Form
Formal Form
Classical Form (nu)
Classical Form (zaru)
Sample Sentences for できない
我々の文化では、男は一度にひとりの妻としか結婚できない。
In our culture, a man is allowed to be married to only one wife at a time.
あの人の考え自体はしっかりしているのだが、なにせ説明がうまくできないため皆に受け入れてもらうチャンスはまずない。
Although the man's ideas are sound, because he can't express them well, he doesn't have a ghost of a chance of getting them accepted.
砂糖は食品として重要であるが、それを常食とはできない。
Important as sugar is as article of food, we cannot live on it.
実際に見ることも聞くこともできないさまざまなものを、われわれはテレビによって知ることができる。
Through television we can learn various things which we cannot actually see or hear.
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