| A | B |
| Can you explain the marketing plan? | Maakettingu puran o setusmei dekimasu ka. |
| Can we talk to people all over the world with email? | Denshi meeru de sekaijuu no hitiboto to hanashiaemasu ka. |
| Can you compare Tokyo with Nara. | Tookyoo to Nara o kuraberaremasu ka. |
| I cannot go to the meeting today, but I can go tomorrow. | Kyou wa kaigi ni ikemasen ga; asu nara ikemasu. |
| Can you sell this product inexpensively? | Kono seihin o yasuku uremasu ka. |
| Can you contact the marketing manager immediately? | Sugu maakettingu maneejaa ni renraku dekimasu ka. |
| I can eat. | Watashi wa taberaremasu. |
| I can eat breakfast. | Asagohan o taberaremasu. |
| I cannot eat breakfast. | Asagohan o taberaremasen. |
| I was able to eat breakfast. | Asagohan o taberamashita. |
| I can pay the bill. | Okanjou o haraemasu. |
| My teacher can rent a car. | Watashi no sensei wa kurumo o kariraremasu. |
| Can I start now? | Watashi wa ima hajimeraremasu ka. |
| John, can you finish by tomorrow? | Jonsan; ashita made sumasemasu ka. |
| My father can sell the house. | Chichi wa ie o uremasu. |
| I can see Mr. Yamada. | Yamada san o miraremasu. |
| I cannot see Mr. Yamada. | Yamada san o miraremasen. |
| You can see the town from here. | Koko kara machi o miraremasu. |
| Junko can play the piano. | Junko wa piano o hikemasu. |
| Ichirou can't play the violin. | Ichirou wa baiorin o hikemasen. |
| He was able to go Hokkaido. | Kare wa Hokkaido ni ikemashita. |
| He might be able to go next week. | Kare wa raishuu ikeru kamo shiremasen. |
| I couldn't read Japanese. | Nihongo o yomemasen deshita. |
| He couldn't understand you. | Kare wa anato o wakaremasen deshita. |