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Ia there any difference between はなします and はなせます ? Since I started learning Japanese, I've known "to speak" as はなします. But now I saw a video on YouTube, where they said はなせます... Now I am worried, that I've learned something wrong... Can anyone tell me if there is a difference?

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Don't worry. You've learn it correctly. 「はなせます」 is a potential form of 「はなします」 meaning "to be able to speak" So "to speak" 「はなします」 and "to be able to speak" 「はなせます」 Do you get it?
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Noch einen Tipp! Wenn man diese Sätze "direkt" übersetzt, dann ... えいごをはなせますか? = Können Sie Englisch sprechen? えいごをはなしますか? = Sprechen Sie Englisch? Aber wir sagen in dem Situation...normalerweise nur... Sprechen Sie Englisch? => えいごをはな「せ」ますか? = höflich. Und, ZB...du kennst schon, dass Jemand Englisch sprechen kann.Dann... えいごで、はなしていただけますか? = höflicher.

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