particle N4 common casualpolitewritten
〜でできる — made of ~ (material)
〜でできる ・ でできる
Builds on 〜から作る
Meaning
- made of ~ — names the material something is composed of, where that material is still visibly itself in the finished thing
Key sentence
この机は木でできている。
This desk is made of wood.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun (material) + でできている | N でできている | ガラスでできた窓 (a window made of glass) |
Examples
この橋は鉄でできている。
This bridge is made of iron.
紙でできた箱に入れた。
I put it in a box made of paper.
Easily confused with
Notes
- Almost always used in the resulting-state form でできている, not the plain でできる — you're describing what a thing currently consists of.
See 〜でできる in real sentences
Jengo shows 〜でできる the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled from published Japanese grammar references.