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食べられる
Taberu becomes taberareru, I can eat. In casual speech many speakers drop the ra and say tabereru. There is no separate modal word here, only a longer verb.
Examples in context
刺身が食べられる
I can eat sashimi
辛い物は食べられません
I cannot eat spicy food
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