Learn Japanese: 〜eru; 〜rareru

〜える；　〜られる〜eru; 〜rareru

potential form

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.

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 tukuremasen.

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。watasi ha kono hanasi ga sinziraremasen.

I cannot believe this story.

できません。dekimasen.

I can't do it.

ウイスキー　が　飲のめません。uisukii ga nomemasen.

I cannot drink whisky.

korareru
kurareru
kureru
koreru

sinzirareru
sinzireru

to be able to believe/trust

幸しあわせ　は　お金かね　で　は　買かえない。siawase ha okane de ha 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。siawase ha 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 ha nihonzin de mo, nihongo ga hanasemasen.

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

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