できない

Japanese

Alternative spelling
出来ない

Etymology

でき (deki-) + ない (-nai)

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) ない [dèkíꜜnàì] (Nakadaka – [2])
    • IPA(key): [de̞kʲina̠i]

    Verb

    できない • (dekinai) 

    1. negative of できる (dekiru) [ichidan]
      1. incapable, impossible
        (わたし)にこの(きず)()すことはできない
        Watashi ni kono kizu o kesu koto wa dekinai.
        I am incapable of erasing this wound.
      2. incompetent
        できない(しゃ)(いん)
        dekinai shain
        an incompetent clerk
      3. ineligible
        65(ろくじゅうご)(さい)()(まん)(もの)(ねん)(きん)をもらうことができない
        Rokujūgo-sai miman no mono wa nenkin o morau koto ga dekinai.
        People under sixty-five are ineligible to receive a pension.

    Synonyms

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