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Originally Posted by xsakux
well my book told me that with -su verbs such as hanasu can be changed be changed by replacing u with eru to make hanaseru=can speak so wouldnt can not speak be hanasemasen
nihongo ga joozu wo hanasu koto ga dekimasen  |
Yes, that also works. There are two ways to say "can't do" something.
dictionary form of verb + koto ga dekimasen
and the form you mentioned, which is a little trickier, but is important to know, as most native speakers will go that route.