katakana o kaku koto ga dekimasen dansu suru koto ga dekimasu - Feed Post by segamega

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  segamega

  i am guessing koto must be used after a verb and before ga and dekiru(and all it's conjugations)

  July 12, 2016 at 5:16pm
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  Acidron

  I guess guessing works up to a point ;) but it's a grammar structure. Plain dictionary form of the verb + koto ga dekiru, that's the way to do it.
  
  "Koto" means "thing" -> かく　(書く) to write +　こと, write+thing kind of 'unite' into 書くこと (it could be thought of as "writing") and it looks more like a noun than a verb now (I'm not a grammar master so I'm not saying that it turns into a noun, but that's what it looks like it to me). できる　出来る is a verb meaning "to be able to do" and must be conjugated into a proper form. が-particle　must be used before できる　to identify the thing you're able to/not able to do.
  
  So your sentences would be: 'I can't write katakana' (if this helps you remember the usage of 'koto', thing of it like: I can't do the katakana writing-thing) and 'I can dance (do the dancing-thing)'. Helpful?
  

  July 12, 2016 at 7:24pm
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  miadesu

  Koto means to experience right??

  July 12, 2016 at 11:46pm
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  Acidron

  @miadesu: with all friendliness, I don't see you using jp.class as a learning tool...so are you serious or just trolling with these questions? ;) what kind of study methods/resources do you use? I would warmly recommend these resources for you: http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/complete (Tae Kim's guide to grammar. It will teach you vocabulary as well!) and my absolutely favourite resource: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwGjqS2iLnwV1lBfUo6VuWmMaWUJnxLMK (videos about grammar patterns that will answer a lot of question about "how to say X"). I don't mean to offend you in any way, I want jp.class to be a friendly and helpful place for all of us <3

  July 13, 2016 at 3:11am