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できない — meaning in English

dekinai

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English meaning

  • cannot verb Unable to; not able to.
  • incapable adjective Not able to do something; lacking the necessary skill or capacity.
  • incompetent adj Lacking the skill or ability needed to do a job properly.
  • ineligible adj Not eligible; forbidden to do something.

Senses

できない is used for these senses in English:

  • incapable Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit.
  • incompetent Lacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully.
  • ineligible Not eligible; forbidden to do something.

cannot — full definition

  1. verb Unable to; not able to.
  2. verb Not permitted or allowed to.

Related Japanese words