- 1. [v1, vt] to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win — 獲る esp. refers to catching wild game, etc.
- 2. [v1, vt] to understand; to comprehend
- 3. [v1, vt] to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
- 4. [aux-v, v1, vt] to be able to ..., can ... — after the -masu stem of a verb
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | える | (eru) |
| Polite | えます | (emasu) |
| Past, plain | えた | (eta) |
| Past, polite | えました | (emashita) |
| Negative, plain | えない | (enai) |
| Negative, polite | えません | (emasen) |
| Past negative, plain | えなかった | (enakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | えませんでした | (emasendeshita) |
| Te-form | えて | (ete) |
| Potential | えられる | (erareru) |
| Volitional | えよう | (eyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | えれば | (ereba) |
| Passive | えられる | (erareru) |
| Causative | えさせる | (esaseru) |
| Imperative | えろ | (ero) |
Kanji in this word
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得
gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefitOn: トク (toku)Kun: え.る (e.ru)、 う.る (u.ru)
Example Sentences
１０チームが賞を得ようと争った。
Ten teams competed for the prize.
これらのガスは地球規模の温暖化をもたらし得る。
These gases can lead to global warming.