Potential form Japanese

To express one’s ability and potential, conjugate a verb into the potential form. For ru
verbs, drop the final ru from the dictionary form and add rareru. For example, the
potential form of the verb たべる taberu (to eat) is たべられる taberareru (to be
able to eat). (Note that more and more Japanese add just reru instead of rareru today,
saying たべれる tabereru instead of たべられる taberareru.) For u verbs, drop the
final u and add eru.

For example, the potential form of the verb

のむ nomu (drink) is のめる nomeru (to be able to drink). The potential form of the verb
くる kuru (come) is こられる korareru (to be able to come). To express the potential
form of the verb する suru (do), use the verb できる dekiru (to be able to do). To
conjugate a verb in the potential form, look at the following table and follow the pattern
of the verb in the same class and with the same ending:

The potential verbs can be conjugated like ru verbs. The direct object particle を o is
usually replaced with the particle が ga when the verb is in the potential form. For
example:
 私はカタカナで名前が書けます。
Watashi wa katakana de namae ga kakemasu.
I can write my name in katakana.
 今日は映画がただで見られます。
Kyō wa eiga ga tada de miraremasu.
Today, we can see movies for free.
If the verb is できる dekiru (to be able to do), you must replace を o with が ga. For
example:
 スミスさんは空手ができます。
Sumisu-san wa karate ga dekimasu.
Mr. Smith can do karate.