読める
よめる
to be able to read; to be legible; to be decipherable; to be readable (text, etc.)
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to be able to read; to be legible; to be decipherable- to be readable (text, etc.); to read well
- to understand; to divine; to perceive; to see
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 読めるよめる | 読めますよめます |
| Negative | 読めないよめない | 読めませんよめません |
| Past | 読めたよめた | 読めましたよめました |
| Past negative | 読めなかったよめなかった | 読めませんでしたよめませんでした |
| Te-form | 読めてよめて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 読められるよめられる |
| Passive | 読められるよめられる |
| Causative | 読めさせるよめさせる |
| Volitional | 読めようよめよう |
| Imperative | 読めろよめろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 読めればよめれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 読めたらよめたら |
Example sentences
僕らは読めた。
We could read.
彼は読めません。
He can't read it.
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I am able to read English.
フランス語読める？
Can you read French?
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It is impossible to read her handwriting.
More examples (10)
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He is well able to read.
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My little brother can read English.
トムは字が読めない。
Tom can't read.
ロシア語は読めるよ。
I can read in Russian.
こんな字、読めるか！
Are you able to read these sort of characters?!
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She is well able to read.
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He can read English easily.
発音記号が読めますか？
Can you read phonetic signs?
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Anybody can read it.
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I can't read small letters.