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：2025/11/19
could
IPA(Pronunciation)
Verb
form-of
participle
past
Japanese Meaning
can の過去形として、過去に「～することができた」という意味を表します。 / 仮定法過去として、事実とは異なる仮定や願望を表し、「～だったら」という意味を持つ場合があります。 / 丁寧な依頼として用いられ、「～していただけますか」という意味で使われます。 / 丁寧な依頼形として、他者に何かをしてもらう際の表現に用いられます。
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simple past tense of can / Used as a past subjunctive (contrary to fact). / Used to politely ask for permission to do something. / Used to politely ask for someone else to do something.
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could
She could finish the report before dinner because she started early.
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She could finish the report before dinner because she started early.
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