potential が (subject of potential)

grammar

16 sentences

With potential and perception verbs (話せる, 食べられる, できる, 見える, 聞こえる, 分かる), the thing one is able to do or perceive takes が rather than を. The potential/perception effectively turns an action into a state, and Japanese marks the object of stative predicates with が. 日本語が話せる ('can speak Japanese'), 漢字が読める ('can read kanji'), 物が見える ('thing is visible'), 音が聞こえる ('sound is audible'). A regular shift distinguishing the potential from its plain transitive counterpart.

16 sentences

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She can only see things within a narrow range.

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She was so scared she couldn't speak.

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She couldn't stand his ill-mannered behavior.

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She couldn't bring herself to say anything emotionally heavy.

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She can speak both English and German.

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She can play the piano well.

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You can reach me tomorrow.

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There wasn't enough light, so I couldn't read the book properly.

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She can speak Japanese.

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She can drive a car.

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She was so scared she couldn't cross the road.

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She can speak Russian.

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Of course she can speak English.

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She can speak French.

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She can't play the piano.

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She can play the piano.

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