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Grammar › N4 · 01 Potential, ability & wanting

〜られる: can do (potential)

N4 · 01 Potential, ability & wanting

Turns a verb into "can do": ability or possibility.

Ichidan: drop る, add られる (食べられる). Godan: last kana to え-row + る (書ける). する → できる; 来る → 来られる. ら抜き (食べれる) is casual. Same form as passive; context decides.

Examples

Can you get up at six in the morning?

You cannot eat this mushroom.

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