出来る

• 読み: できる
• ローマ字: dekiru
• 漢字の分解: 出 (shutsu/de) — to go out, to exit; 来 (rai/ki) — to come
• 発音: /de.ki.ɾɯ/

意味

To be able to do; to be possible; to be ready. One of the most essential verbs for expressing ability.

A Group 2 (ichidan) intransitive verb conjugated by dropping る (出来て, 出来た, 出来ます). Often written in hiragana as できる. This is the potential form used independently: 日本語ができる (can speak Japanese), 料理ができる (can cook). Also means 'to be completed/ready': ご飯ができた (dinner is ready). Takes が for the object of ability.

例文

1. 日本語が少しできます。
2. 明日までにできますか。
3. 新しいビルができました。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, ability, work

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 出 (to come out) and 来 (to come), literally meaning 'to come out/forth' — something that emerges as possible or complete.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal