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    うまくできてない (umaku dekitenai) - It's not done well / I couldn't do it well.

    Grammar & Usage

    fixed expression
    neutral to casual

    How it works

    This phrase combines the adverb うまく (umaku, well/skillfully) with できてない (dekitenai), which is the contracted negative casual form of できている (dekiteiru, is done/is able to do). It indicates a lack of skill or satisfactory outcome in an action or task, often implying an internal or external failure to achieve a good result.

    Sample sentences

    このレポート、まだうまくできてないから、もう少しかかるよ。

    This report isn't done well yet, so it'll take a bit more time.

    発表、緊張してしまって、うまくできてなかった。

    I got nervous during the presentation and couldn't do it well.

    新しいレシピに挑戦したけど、全然うまくできてない。

    I tried a new recipe, but it didn't turn out well at all.

    Quick facts

    nuance:Can express either inability ('couldn't do it well') or a state of being poorly done ('it's not done well'). The subject is often implied from context.
    conjugation:できている (dekiteiru) is the progressive/resultative form of できる (dekiru, to be able to do/to be done). できてない (dekitenai) is a contraction of できていない (dekiteinai), the casual negative form.

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    Example

    このレポート、まだうまくできてないから、もう少しかかるよ。

    This report isn't done well yet, so it'll take a bit more time.

    発表、緊張してしまって、うまくできてなかった。

    I got nervous during the presentation and couldn't do it well.

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