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Japanese 得る(うる) grammar uru
Japanese 得る(うる) grammar uru

Let’s learn Japanese 得る(うる) grammar uru :

JLPT level : N3

Formation :

Vます(removeます)+得る

Meaning and how to use :

“impossible to do, potential to do”.

For example

考え得る方法は全試してしたが、どれでも失敗しまった。
Kangaeeru hōhō wa zen tameshi te shi ta ga, dore demo shippai shimatta.
I tried every method that I can think, but I still fail.

ネズミは猫を捕まえるなんてあり得ないよ。
nezumi wa neko o tsukamaeru nante arie nai yo.
That mice can catch cats is impossible.

このような危険な事故は、今度注意しなかったらもう一度起こり得る。
kono yō na kiken na jiko wa, kondo chūi shi nakattara mōichido okorieru.
Such dangerous accident can repeat if you are not careful.

彼の好きな漫画を捨てるなんて、彼は起こり得るだろう。
kare no suki na manga o suteru nante, kare wa okorieru daro u.
Throwing away his favourite comic can make him angry

風邪はだれでもかかりうる病気だ。
kaze wa dare demo kakariuru byōki da.
Cold is the desease that everyone can get.

Related structures :

得る(うる、uru) uru
得る(える、eru) eru

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