母(はは) hahaは wa自(じ)転(てん)車(しゃ) jitenshaに ni乗(の)れ()ま()せ()ん() noremasen。 My mother can't ride a bicycle. Literal Mother [topic-は] bicycle [on-に] cannot-ride-[polite-ません] 乗れません = polite negative potential of 乗る (to ride). The potential form directly on the verb (乗れる) rather than the formal ~ことができる. familytransportation
母(はは) hahaは wa自(じ)転(てん)車(しゃ) jitenshaに ni乗(の)れ()ま()せ()ん() noremasen。 My mother can't ride a bicycle. Literal Mother [topic-は] bicycle [on-に] cannot-ride-[polite-ません] 乗れません = polite negative potential of 乗る (to ride). The potential form directly on the verb (乗れる) rather than the formal ~ことができる. familytransportation