How to Say ‘Can do (polite)’ in Japanese
できます
deki masu
[deh-kee mah-su]
💬 Usage Tip: [できます] expresses ability/possibility politely. Pattern: noun + [ができます].
🇯🇵 In Japan: Care work interviews value safe, realistic wording. If you’re not fully confident, you can soften with [少し] (“a little”) or [練習中です] (“I’m practicing”).
Phrase Breakdown
でき
deki
[deh-kee]
can do; be able to
Polite potential form of する/できる. Used to state abilities in interviews.
入浴介助ができ ます。
I can assist with bathing.
ます
masu
[mah-su]
(polite ending)
Polite ending attached to verb stem: できます, します, あります.
介助ができます、記録も書きます。
I can assist, and I also write records.
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