Verb conjugation: potential

The potential form of a verb indicates that a give action is doable. For example:

りんごがべれる。
I can eat an apple.

It's not usually used to express permission (as in - being allowed to eat an apple) and instead is used to express the actual physical ability of being able to do it.

Conjugation table
KindPlainConjugated
1-danれる
5-dan, すころころせる
5-dan, ぶべる
5-dan, ぐおよおよげる
5-dan, くける
5-dan, むめる
5-dan, ぬねる
5-dan, るはしはしれる
5-dan, つてる
5-dan, う使つか使つかえる
irregularける
irregularれる
irregular
する
できる
Examples
I did all I could.
I did what I could.
I can eat.
How dare you say such a thing to me?
Where can we meet?
Can I see him today?
You might meet him.
I was hoping I'd see her again.
Can you tell me what this is?
I'm glad to see you here.
I can understand what you are saying.
Is there somewhere we can talk?
I spoke slowly so that they might understand me.
Thank you. It makes me really happy to hear that from you.
I can explain it.
I can explain that.
Can you forgive him?
I know a place where we can sit down and talk.
Please tell me where I can read a book.
When can we see each other again?
When will we meet again?
I wanted to be able to read minds.
Speak more slowly so that we can understand you.
Is there anyone here who can explain what's happening?
It will be a long time before I can buy a house.
Are you able to come here tomorrow?
I can go tomorrow, too.
I want to be able to make something like this too.
If walls could talk, what stories would they tell us?
This book is so easy that even a child can read it.
This book seems easy to me.
The place is easy to reach from here.
Could you please just calm down?
I think we can be friends.
I thought we could be friends.
Children can make friends with anyone.
He can make friends with anybody soon.
Can you go to the beach tomorrow?
I can fly.
Since I plan to have quit my job by that time, maybe I could go!
I can sleep on the floor.
Can you sit on the floor without using your hands?
Can you open the door?
I'm not strong enough to go to school yet.
The same may be said of other people.
It seems to me that he is honest.
I can do it alone.
He looked into the possibility of buying a house.
I asked her if I could read the book.
There are various ways to get to her house.
If I had money, I could buy it.
Not every man can be happy.
You are the only one who can save the world.
Nothing but God can save you.
I can't afford to buy all the things I want.
Every man cannot be happy.
Can you hold on a little longer?
The school is within walking distance of my house.
Could you send this letter for me?
This book seems very important to me.
Nothing but your love can save her now.
Can you die for love?
That horse can talk.
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?
Are there enough chairs here for everyone?
Are there enough chairs to seat 12 people?
When you can come to my house, please call me first.
His anger is understandable.
Why are you able to explain things so well?
We have enough seats for everyone.
Could you show me those photos?
I'm going to my room, so I can study.
You can study here.
If I had had enough money, I would have bought the book.
He lost everything he owned.
Is there anything I can do to help?
Go find somebody who can help.
If I had enough money, I could buy this book.
If I had more money, I could buy that.
I have enough money to buy a car.
I don't have enough money to buy everything I want to buy.
We'll see each other again someday.
If we finish this today, we can take tomorrow off.
A quiet place to sit and rest would be nice.
Your work is not altogether satisfactory.
The result was by no means satisfactory.
The results are by no means satisfactory.
I have many friends I can talk to.
I think I'll be back in about 30 minutes.
"Can you keep secrets?" "Yes." "Me too."
He does not study hard enough.
You are the only man in the world that I can call my friend.
The gate is wide enough for the car to go through.
If only you were here, I could consult you about it.
I want to be able to read books faster.
How fast he can run!
He can run the fastest in his class.
He can run faster than I.
He can run fast.
A dog can run faster than a man can.
A horse can run faster than a man can.
When they arrived in the town they found it easy to make friends.
I can use a little magic too.
It seems that he is wrong.
We hope that he can go there.
I think it can be deleted.
This box is light enough for him to carry.
The box is light enough for a child to carry.
His proposal is far from being satisfactory to us.
This bird can imitate the human voice.
Not all birds can fly.
How high can birds fly?
If she were here now, I could tell her the truth.
You can take advantage of your free time.
I hope you like it.
I hope that you will like it.
What's your favorite song to sing with young children?
Are you sure you can handle this?
He used all available means.
If you permit me to speak, I can explain everything.
The idea that money can buy everything is wrong.
I can eat anything.
Can you fix this?
This can be fixed.
Maybe it can be fixed.
I might be able to fix that.
The same thing could be said about many other people.
Any child can enjoy the story.
Can a two-year-old boy run that fast?
To what extent can he be trusted?
The question is whether he can be trusted.
The question is whether she can be trusted.
He is a man to be trusted.
Can we trust her?
She had no one to turn to.
She has no one to turn to.
To her sorrow, she had no one to rely on.
I hope we can meet again.
I don't understand how they can afford to spend so much money on clothes.
I believe that he's trustworthy.
He is not a man to be trusted.
I believe that he is a reliable man.
He's a man we can trust.
He is the only friend I can really trust.
They needed someone they could trust.
She is someone you can trust.
We can rely on his judgement.
Are you sure this information is reliable?
Young as he is, he is a very reliable person.
Do you think even the worst person can change?
Strange as it may sound, it is still fact.
His paintings seem strange to me.
"Can you come over this afternoon?" "Yes, I suppose I could."
She seems to be sick.
Which of them can sing better?
He grew up to be a very reliable man.
You still have a chance to win.
We still have a chance to win.
We could live in peace here.
Every man cannot be a hero.
This window won't open. See if you can get it to move.
See if you can open the door.
I can take a good long rest when this work is finished.
Can I borrow something to write with?
Do you have 5,000 yen you could lend me?
I hope that you'll be able to come to the party.
That might be the most painful experience in my life.
What happened? Can you tell me as much as possible?
I can trust him to a certain extent.
She can be trusted to some degree.
I can understand this problem to some extent.
He did everything he could do for the sake of his children.
Fall is when we can study best.
Man is the only animal that can use fire.
You should be able to walk in a few days.
You can swim, but I can't.
My dog can swim quite well.
This river is deep enough to swim in.
You'll soon be able to swim.
No matter what I do, I just can't learn to swim.
My sister can swim very fast.
He said he could swim well.
He answered that he could swim well.
He can swim faster than any other boy in his class.
He can swim.
He learned to swim.
He can swim fast.
She will be able to swim soon.
She can swim further than I can.
Are you sure you can swim that far?
Can you really swim?
I can swim, but I don't enjoy swimming.
I can swim, but I don't like to.
I can swim fast.
I wonder who can swim fastest.
In a sense, I can understand his confusion.
I can ensure a job for you.
I can run fast enough to catch up with him.
If you could wait a little longer, I would appreciate it.
Fortunately, I have someone to talk to.