I Love Kanjiできる (dekiru)
できる is a Japanese verb meaning “to be able to do; to be possible”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- できる
- Romaji
- dekiru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
- to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
- to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
- to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
- to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready · ichidan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
「論文できましたか」「いや、残念ですが、まだ書き終えていません」
"Is the essay ready?" "No, I'm sorry. I haven't finished writing it yet."
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of できる
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | できる | できる dekiru |
| Polite (~masu) | できます | できます dekimasu |
| Negative | できない | できない dekinai |
| Polite negative | できません | できません dekimasen |
| Past | できた | できた dekita |
| Polite past | できました | できました dekimashita |
| Negative past | できなかった | できなかった dekinakatta |
| Te-form | できて | できて dekite |
| Potential | できられる | できられる dekirareru |
| Passive | できられる | できられる dekirareru |
| Causative | できさせる | できさせる dekisaseru |
| Volitional | できよう | できよう dekiyou |
| Imperative | できろ | できろ dekiro |
| Conditional (~ba) | できれば | できれば dekireba |
Source: JMdict entry 1340450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.