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〜eru; 〜rareru

〜える；　〜られる〜eru; 〜rareru

For verbs in Group 1, change the final う-sound into an え-sound, and add -る as ending.

For verbs in Group 2, change the -る ending into -られる.

From Lesson 122:Indicating ability with the potential form·Japanese

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Note

For verbs in Group 1, change the final う-sound into an え-sound, and add -る as ending.

For verbs in Group 2, change the -る ending into -られる.

Usages of 〜eru; 〜rareru

あなた　に　会あい　に　来こられません。anata ni ai ni koraremasen.

I can't come to meet you.

もう　えび　が　食たべられません。mou ebi ga taberaremasen.

I cannot eat more shrimp.

こんばん　夜よるご飯はん　が　作つくれません。konban yorugohan ga tsukuremasen.

I cannot make dinner tonight.

今いま　里さと　に　行いけません。ima sato ni ikemasen.

(I) cannot go to my hometown now.

私わたし　は　この　話はなし　が　信しんじられません。watashi wa kono hanashi ga shinjiraremasen.

I cannot believe this story.

できません。dekimasen.

ウイスキー　が　飲のめません。uisukii ga nomemasen.

I cannot drink whisky.

来こられる

来くられる

korareru
kurareru
kureru
koreru

to be able to come

食たべられる

食たべれる

taberareru
tabereru

to be able to eat

作つくれる

作つくられる

tsukureru
tsukurareru

to be able to make

信しんじられる

信しんじれる

shinjirareru
shinjireru

to be able to believe/trust

幸しあわせ　は　お金かね　で　は　買かえない。shiawase wa okane de wa kaenai.

Happiness can't be bought with money.

The second は here acts as a contrast marker, indicating that even though money can't make you happy, other things might.

幸しあわせ　は　お金かね　で　買かえない。shiawase wa okane de kaenai.

Happiness can't be bought with money.

誰だれ　で　も　参さん加か　できます。dare de mo sanka dekimasu.

Anyone can participate.

彼かれ　は　日に本ほん人じん　で　も、　日に本ほん語ご　が　話はなせません。kare wa nihonjin de mo, nihongo ga hanasemasen.

Even though he's Japanese, he can't speak Japanese.

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