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dekinakatta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb

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Plain Past Indicative Negative Form
dekinakatta

English Meaning(s) for できなかった

ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task
  2. to be ready; to be completed
  3. to be made; to be built
  4. to be good at; to be permitted (to do)
  5. to become intimate; to take up (with somebody)
  6. to grow; to be raised
  7. to become pregnant
* Please note, you are viewing the Japanese readings in the plain past indicative negative form, while the english meanings are based on the dictionary form.

Definition and Synonyms for できなかった

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
Comprise be composed of
Synonyms: なる, できる
Occurrence an instance of something occurring
Synonyms: できる, 出来, 出来, 出現, 生起, 発生, 突発
Unable not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
Synonyms: する, できる
Capable having capacity or ability
Synonyms: する, できる, 可能

Categories できなかった is a member of

Come About come to pass
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Be have the quality of being
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Presence the state of being present
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Stroke Order Diagrams for できなかった

Conjugations for できなかった

masu stem
deki
Negative stem
deki
te-form
dekite
Negative te-form
dekinakute
Adverbial Negative Form
dekinaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
dekiru
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekinai
Past Indicative Form
dekita
Past Indicative Negative Form
dekinakatta
Presumptive Form
dekiyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
dekimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekimasen
Past Indicative Form
dekimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
dekimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
dekimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
dekitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekitakunai
Past Indicative Form
dekitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
dekitakunakatta
Adjective stem
dekita
te-form
dekitakute
Negative te-form
dekitakunakute
Adverbial Form
dekitaku
Provisional Form
dekitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
dekitakunakereba
Conditional Form
dekitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
dekitakunakattara
Objective Form
dekitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
dekiro
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
dekinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
dekireba
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekinakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
dekinakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
dekitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekinakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
dekitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
dekirareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekirarenai
Past Indicative Form
dekirareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
dekirarenakatta
masu-stem
dekirare
te-form
dekirarete
Negative te-form
dekirarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
dekiraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekiraremasen
Past Indicative Form
dekiraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
dekiraremasendeshita
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
dekireru
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekirenai
Past Indicative Form
dekireta
Past Indicative Negative Form
dekirenakatta
te-form
dekirete
Negative te-form
dekirenakute
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
dekiremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekiremasen
Past Indicative Form
dekiremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
dekiremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
dekirareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekirarenai
Past Indicative Form
dekirareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
dekirarenakatta
masu stem
dekirare
te-form
dekirarete
Negative te-form
dekirarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
dekiraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekiraremasen
Past Indicative Form
dekiraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
dekiraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
dekisaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekisasenai
Past Indicative Form
dekisaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
dekisasenakatta
masu stem
dekisase
te-form
dekisasete
Negative te-form
dekisasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
dekisasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekisasemasen
Past Indicative Form
dekisasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
dekisasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
dekisaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekisaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
dekisaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
dekisaserarenakatta
masu stem
dekisaserare
te-form
dekisaserarete
Negative te-form
dekisaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
dekisaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekisaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
dekisaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
dekisaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
dekin
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekizu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekinu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
dekizaru

Sample Sentences for できなかった

I couldn't make out what he meant by 'megafeps'.
He couldn't accept a strange woman as his mother.
He was too feeble to do manual labor.
To my surprise, she could not answer the question.
I couldn't lie to you.

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