Japanese

ことが

ことができる
Meaning: can; to be able to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present ことが出来る ことが出来ない
Polite ことが出来ます ことが出来ません
Past ことが出来た ことが出来なかった
Polite + Past ことが出来ました ことが出来ませんでした
Te-form ことが出来て ことが出来なくて
Potential ことが出来られる ことが出来られない
Passive ことが出来られる ことが出来られない
Causative ことが出来させる ことが出来させない
Imperative ことが出来い ことが出来るな

Handwriting

こ
と
が
出
来
る

Example

If you practice, anyone can play the piano.

Usage Notes

A grammatical structure indicating ability or possibility. Follows the dictionary form of a verb.

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