quiz 1.4.1 q5. not sure why it is wrong, can someone please explain?

Tania 1Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:31:24 -0500
All of the following are "Can you?" questions EXCEPT:
• Tsukae masu ka?
• Ike masu ka? • Tabe masu ka? • Hanase masu ka?
コッドWed, 02 Nov 2011 13:46:29 -0500
here, the answer is: "tabe masu ka ?". I was also at odds with that question long ago.
The explanation is that the verb is: taberu (it ends in ru), so you can't go by the convention of adding -ru/-eru to the stem of the verb. These verbs conjugate to the "can form" by adding -rareru/-rare masu to the stem of the verb.

So here, the can form of taberu would be: taberaremasu, not tabemasu .

コッド
Robin SWed, 09 Nov 2011 12:43:36 -0600
Tania 1 San
dont think about the can do form for the moment, you will learn that later on.
master Masu form first or els it will confuse you.

Robin
Bhim sSat, 07 Jan 2012 09:13:36 -0600
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