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可能動詞とは | What “Potential Verbs” Are
可能動詞は、「～できる」という意味を表す動詞です。日本語では、動詞の語幹に「～られる」や「～れる」という接尾辞をつけることで可能動詞を作ることができます。例えば、「食べる」の可能動詞は「食べられる」、「書く」の可能動詞は「書ける」などです。可能動詞は、何かができる能力や可能性を表すときに使われます。
Potential verbs are verbs that express the meaning “to be able to do something (can something).” In Japanese, potential verbs can be made by adding the suffixes “-rareru” or “-reru” to the stem of a verb. For example, the potential verb for “taberu” (to eat) is “taberareru,” and the potential verb for “kaku” (to write) is “kakeru.” Potential verbs are used to express the ability or possibility of doing something.
