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〜areru

〜あれる〜areru
passive form suffix
From Lesson 386:The passive form·Japanese
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Usages of 〜areru

学がく生せい　は　先せん生せい　に　褒ほめられた。gakusei wa sensei ni homerareta.
The student was praised by the teacher.
彼かの女じょ　は　泥どろ棒ぼう　に　財さい布ふ　を　盗ぬすまれた。kanojo wa dorobou ni saifu o nusumareta.
She had her wallet stolen by a thief.
その　写しゃ真しん　は　多おおく　の　人ひと　に　見みられました。sono shashin wa ooku no hito ni miraremashita.
That photo was seen by many people.
財さい布ふ　が　盗ぬすまれました。saifu ga nusumaremashita.
The wallet was stolen.
手て紙がみ　が　送おくられました。tegami ga okuraremashita.
The letter was sent.
ドア　が　開あけられました。doa ga akeraremashita.
The door was opened.
メール　が　見みられました。meeru ga miraremashita.
The email was seen.
されるsareru
to be done

More from this lesson

tegami ga okuraremashita.saifu ga nusumaremashita.doa ga akeraremashita.meeru ga miraremashita.gakusei wa sensei ni homerareta.sono shashin wa ooku no hito ni miraremashita.kanojo wa dorobou ni saifu o nusumareta.watashi wa inu ni te o kamaremashita.
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