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Grammar › N4 · 01 Potential, ability & wanting

〜ことができる: can; be able to

N4 · 01 Potential, ability & wanting

Says that someone is able to do something, or that something is possible.

Dictionary form + ことができる. Noun + ができる also works (日本語ができる). More formal than the potential verb (泳げる). Negative: ことができない.

Examples

I can swim.

You can buy a ticket here.

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