"できない" meaning in Japanese

See できない in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [de̞kʲina̠i] Forms: dekinai [romanization]
Etymology: でき (deki-) + ない (-nai) Etymology templates: {{affix|ja|でき|ない|tr1=deki-|tr2=-nai}} でき (deki-) + ない (-nai) Head templates: {{ja-verb form|できない}} できない • (dekinai)
  1. negative of できる (dekiru) [ichidan]
    incapable, impossible
    Synonyms (incapable): 無理 (muri) (ruby: (), ())
    Sense id: en-できない-ja-verb-4enl8FP6 Disambiguation of 'incapable': 82 14 4
  2. negative of できる (dekiru) [ichidan]
    incompetent
    Synonyms (incompetent): 無能 (munō) (ruby: (), (のう))
    Sense id: en-できない-ja-verb-ZJu3shcI Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 30 46 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 14 74 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 14 74 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 47 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 68 16 Disambiguation of 'incompetent': 6 92 2
  3. negative of できる (dekiru) [ichidan]
    ineligible
    Synonyms (ineligible): 無資格 (mushikaku) (ruby: (), (), (かく))
    Sense id: en-できない-ja-verb-NyUmR8Es Disambiguation of 'ineligible': 2 3 94

Alternative forms

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          "english": "I am incapable of erasing this wound.",
          "roman": "Watashi ni kono kizu o kesu koto wa dekinai.",
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              "私",
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              "傷",
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              "65",
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              "格",
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              "65",
              "ろくじゅうご"
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              "歳",
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              "未",
              "み"
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              "満",
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              "者",
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              "年",
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          "無",
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          "理",
          "り"
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          "かく"
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Download raw JSONL data for できない meaning in Japanese (2.9kB)

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