How to Say ‘Can do (polite)’ in Japanese
できます
deki masu
[deh-kee mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [できます] is the polite “can/able to.” In interviews: [土曜日はできます] = “I’m available Saturday.”
🇯🇵 In Japan: Saying [できます] instead of a blunt “yes” can sound professional and calm, which Japanese interviewers tend to like.
Phrase Breakdown
でき
deki
[deh-kee]
can do; be able to (stem)
でき is the stem of できる (“can do”). With ます it becomes polite: できます.
土日も対応できると思います。
I think I can handle weekends as well.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite verb ending (-masu)
Adds politeness to verbs. Common in interviews: できます (I can), 働きます (I work).
九時から勤務できます。
I can work from nine o’clock.
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