Definition of できる
- (v1, vi) to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task
申し訳ないけど長居できないんですよ。
I'm sorry, I can't stay long. - to be ready; to be completed
「論文できましたか」「いや、残念ですが、まだ書き終えていません」
"Is the essay ready?" "No, I'm sorry. I haven't finished writing it yet." - to be made; to be built
- to be good at; to be permitted (to do)
トイレお借りできますか。
May I use your toilet? - to become intimate; to take up (with somebody)
あの二人はどうもできているらしい。
They seem to be in love with each other. - to grow; to be raised
オレンジは暖かい国で出来る。
Oranges grow in warm countries. - to become pregnant