| A | B |
| I can eat. | Taberu koto ga dekimasu. |
| I can drink. | Nomu koto ga dekimasu. |
| I was able to eat breakfast. | Asa gohan o taberu koto ga dekimashita. |
| I couldn't eat breakfast. | Asa gohan o taberu koto ga dekimasen deshita. |
| I can pay the bill | Okanjou o harau koto ga dekimasu. |
| They can see the town from here. | Koko kara machi o miru koto ga dekimasu. |
| My teacher can rent a car. | Sensei wa kurumu o kariru koto ga dekimasu. |
| Can we start now? | Ima hajimeru koto ga dekimasu ka? |
| Can you finish by tomorrow? | Ashita made ni sumasu koto ga dekimasu ka. |
| I dould not see the house. | Uchi o miru koto ga dekimasen deshita. |
| I cannot read Japanese. | Nihongo o yomu koto ga dekimasen. |
| I couldn't make her do it. | Kanojo ni sore saseru koto ga dekimasen deshita. |
| I wasn't able to call the chief. | Buchou ni denwa suru koto ga dekimasen deshita. |
| I was able to ride the subway. | Chikatetsu ni noru koto ga dekimashita. |
| I was able to call mother. | Haha ni denwa dekimashita. |
| I was able to study yesterday. | Kinou benkyou dekimashita. |
| Can you wait? | Matsu koto ga dekimasu ka. |
| Can we go to Makuhari today? | Kyou wa makuhari e iku koto ga dekimasu ka. |
| You can connect with the Internet. | Intaanetto o tsunagu koto ga dekimasu. |
| Can you buy a Japanese newspaper? | Nihongo no shinbun o kau koto ga dekimasu ka. |
| Can you translate this into Japanese using this software? | Kono sofuto de nihongo in honyaku suru koto ga dekimasu ka. |
| Everyone can have fun learning it by using this software. | Kono sofuto o tsukatte dare demo tanoshiku manabu koto ga dekimasu yo. |
| Will you be able to go home alone? | Hitori de kaeru kotoga dekimasu ka. |
| I can't speak French. | Furansugo o hanasu koto ga dekimasu. |
| He can't pay the bill. | Okanjou o harau koto ga dekimasu. |