Could have in Japanese

In Japanese

〜こともできた

〜koto mo dekita

Definition

Definition in EnglishSays that something was possible in the past but did not happen.

Definition in Japanese過去にできたのに、実際にはしなかったことを言う表現。

駅(えき)からタクシーを呼(よ)ぶこともできたのに。
We could have called a taxi from the station.
ホテルを予約(よやく)していたら、一(いっ)泊(ぱく)することもできたでしょう。
If we had booked a hotel, we could have stayed the night.
あの電車(でんしゃ)に乗(の)っていたら、式(しき)を見(み)ることもできたでしょう。
If we had caught that train, we could have seen the ceremony.