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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz
Is it true that you would not really ever add する to a するverb and then nominalize it with a particle?
Like you wouldn't really ever say something like 野球をすることができます。 Rather, you'd just say 野球ができます。
Right?
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To say "I know how to play baseball.", native speakers would almost never say 野球をすることができます.
野球をすることができます, when correctly used, has two meanings:
1. Playing baseball is permitted in a certain place.
2. A baseball player has recovered from a serious injury and says "I can play baseball again."
野球ができます has one additional meaning, which is "I know how to play basebal."