言える

This is the 454th most frequent Japanese word.


言える

"Can say" or "able to say."


言える here functions as a potential form of 'say', used to express a possibility or a subjective claim.

彼の努力の成果は成功と言える。

His efforts' results can be said to be a success.


言える expresses a potential statement about the quality of the book.

この本は全ての人におすすめできると言える。

This book can be said to be recommendable to everyone.


言える is used to propose a hypotheses about the voice.

あの日私たちが聞いたのが幽霊の声と言えるのだろうか。

Can we say that the sound we heard that day was the voice of a ghost?