Can できます
There are
a couple of ways to say "I can..." in Japanese. The easiest is できます dekimasu. Let's look at how to form some
sentences.
CAN + NOUN [できます]
| 1 |
日本語 が できます。
nihongo ga dekimasu. |
| 2 |
漢字 が できます。
kanji ga dekimasu. |
| 3 |
スカイダイビング が できます。 sukaidaibingu ga dekimasu. |
CAN + VERB [こと が できます]
Actually, the above are all shortened versions without the verb. Let's add the verb. koto means thing, but here it is used to make a verb a noun so it will work with dekimasu.
| 1 |
日本語 を 話す こと が できます。
nihongo o hanasu koto ga dekimasu. |
| 2 |
漢字 を 読む こと が できます。
kanji o yomu koto
ga dekimasu. |
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たべるまってできれ does this make
たべるまってできれ
does this make sense. and would it fit to be said in a group of close friends?
No
It doesn't make any sense. I have no idea what you're trying to say.
why?
why does the verb need to be made a noun to do this?
Just a guess, but I think
Just a guess, but I think it's so the sentence can be like "I can do (a particular activity)."
Like "I can do take pictures" would be an odd statement, but making the activity of "taking pictures" into a noun, it's like "I can do photography".
Not the best explanation, but that's kind of how I think of it.
Yup
I'd say that's exactly right. できます is basically used as a potential form for します.
Micah J Cowan
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