得る
える
to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure
JLPT N3 Common word Intermediate Japanese L11
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win- to understand; to comprehend
- to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive
to be able to ..., can ...Nidan verb with 'u' ending (archaic), Suffix
to be able to ...; can ...
All 6 meanings
Nidan verb with 'u' ending (archaic), Transitive
to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attainFormal
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 得るえる | 得ますえます |
| Negative | 得ないえない | 得ませんえません |
| Past | 得たえた | 得ましたえました |
| Past negative | 得なかったえなかった | 得ませんでしたえませんでした |
| Te-form | 得てえて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 得られるえられる |
| Passive | 得られるえられる |
| Causative | 得させるえさせる |
| Volitional | 得ようえよう |
| Imperative | 得ろえろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 得ればえれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 得たらえたら |
Example sentences
あり得ねぇー。
Not freaking possible.
あり得えない！
No way!
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He won an immediate response.
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He won the third prize.
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I've acquired confidence in the job.