Learn Hardcore Japanese: 〜reru

Usages of 〜reru

来週らいしゅう、　留学りゅうがく　の　説明会せつめいかい　が　大学だいがく　で　開ひらかれる　ので、　友達ともだち　と　一緒いっしょ　に　聞きき　に　行いく　つもり　だ。raishuu, ryuugaku no setsumeikai ga daigaku de hirakareru node, tomodachi to issho ni kiki ni iku tsumori da.

Next week there will be a study-abroad information session at the university, so I plan to go listen with a friend.

私わたし　は　母はは　に　毎日まいにち　「早はやく　寝ねて」　と　言いわれます。watashi wa haha ni mainichi 「hayaku nete」 to iwaremasu.

Every day my mother tells me, “Go to bed early.”

子供こども　の　ころ　から　の　夢ゆめ　は、　小説家しょうせつか　に　なって　世界中せかいじゅう　の　人ひと　に　読よまれること　です。kodomo no koro kara no yume wa, shousetsuka ni natte sekaijuu no hito ni yomarerukoto desu.

My dream since childhood is to become a novelist and be read by people all over the world.

夢ゆめ　に　して　は、　とても　現実的げんじつてき　だ　と　友達ともだち　に　言いわれました。yume ni shite wa, totemo genjitsuteki da to tomodachi ni iwaremashita.

For a “dream,” my friend said it’s actually quite realistic.

医者いしゃ　に　は、　風邪かぜ　の　予防よぼう　の　ため　に、　手洗てあらい　と　深呼吸しんこきゅう　を　こまめ　に　する　よう　に　言いわれました。isha ni wa, kaze no yobou no tame ni, tearai to shinkokyuu o komame ni suru you ni iwaremashita.

The doctor told me to wash my hands and take deep breaths frequently to prevent colds.

子供こども　の　ころ　に　スポーツ　の　習ならい事ごと　とか　音楽おんがく　の　習ならい事ごと　とか　を　する　と、　集中力しゅうちゅうりょく　や　体力たいりょく　が　自然しぜん　に　身み　に　つく　と　言いわれて　います。kodomo no koro ni supootsu no naraigoto toka ongaku no naraigoto toka o suru to, shuuchuuryoku ya tairyoku ga shizen ni mi ni tsuku to iwarete imasu.

It’s said that if children do sports lessons, music lessons, and so on, they naturally gain concentration and physical strength.

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