できます (dekimasu) — Is possible / is finished, is ready
One word, two jobs — "is possible" and "is finished / is ready".
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
N + が + できます
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
- できます has two meanings.
- 1) Is possible, can be done — ここで 予約が できます (you can book here).
- This is the potential form of する, so it becomes 〜が できます.
- 2) Is finished, is ready, has come into being — 食事が できました (the meal is ready), 新しい 店が できました (a new shop has opened).
- Context tells you which: talk of the future or of possibility means "is possible", while 〜ました usually means "is ready".
How to attach
Both take が.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
ここで 予約が できます。
ここで よやくが できます。
You can book here.
食事が できました。
しょくじが できました。
The meal is ready.
駅の 前に 新しい 店が できました。
えきの まえに あたらしい みせが できました。
A new shop has opened in front of the station.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
Question: 1/3
Which sentence says "the meal is ready"?
💡 Hint: With 〜ました it usually means "is ready, has come into being".
食事が できました = the meal is ready. 食事が できます instead means "a meal is possible / you can eat here".
Which particle goes with できます?
💡 Hint: できます is the potential form of する.
予約が できます. It is a potential form, so が, not を.
Which correctly says "you can use a card"?
💡 Hint: The potential form of 使う is 使える.
使う (Group 1) → 使え + る = 使える → 使えます. を changes to が.
Your score: /3