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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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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." |
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I can't tell you exactly why it has to take が if that is what you want to know. All I know is that you express potential with が. Edit: I hope I didn't mis-understand you; When I wrote the above, I was under the impression you wanted to just know if をできる was correct. But now I have re-read it, I think you want an explanation of the linguistics (If that is the right term to use) |
It was more a request about the する and できる used together, seems more a repetition.
As per をできる I was taught that potential form takes を、が、は with slightly difference in meaning (or nuance). But I might remember wrong. |
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This is how it was explained to me:
*A direct object in a sentence using potential verb form, can be followed by either "ga" or "o" or "wa" However, each brings its own different nuance to the meaning.Thus: A,(watashi wa) nihongo ga hanase-masu.(I can speak Japanese/ The language I can speak is Japanese.) => This _expression puts stress on "nihongo" which the subject(watashi) can speak. * Question: "anata wa nani-go ga hanasemasuka ( What language can you speak?) Answer: "watashi wa nihongo ga hanasemasu" ( I can speak Japanese language) B,(watashi wa) nihongo o hanase-masu. (I can speak Japanese ) => This _expression emphasizes the subject's ability to be able to speak Japanese. * Question: "anata wa nihongo ga hanasemaska"( Can you speak Japanese?) Answer: "hai, watashi wa nihongo o hanasemasu"( Yes, I can ) C,(watashi wa) nihongo wa hanasemasu ( I can speak Japanese.) => This _expression implies the subject (watashi) can't speak languages but Japanese. (watsshi wa) nihongo wa hanasemasen ( I can't speak Japanese.) => This _expression implies the subject can't speak Japanese ,but other language. |
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