得る
える · uru
To be able to ..., can ...
- to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain
- 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)
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 得ますえます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 得ませんえません |
| Polite past (ました) | 得ましたえました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 得ませんでしたえませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 得ましょうえましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 得え |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 得たいえたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 得ながらえながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 得てえて |
| Plain past (た形) | 得たえた |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 得たらえたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 得ているえている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 得ないえない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 得なかったえなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 得なくてえなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 得られるえられる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 得ればえれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 得ろえろ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 得ようえよう |
| Passive (受身形) | 得られるえられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 得させるえさせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 得させられるえさせられる |
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What does 得る mean?
To be able to ..., can .... It can also mean: to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain; to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win; to understand, to comprehend.
How do you pronounce 得る?
える (uru). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 得る?
JLPT N3 — intermediate. See the JLPT N3 guide.
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