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褒める, 誉める, 賞める, 称める, 讃める, ほめる
Conjugated: 誉められ...
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of
ヘレンはみんなにほめられて顔を赤くした。
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れる, られる
Conjugated: られ
Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb, See 迷惑の受身・めいわくのうけみ, れる for 五段 verbs, られる for 一段 verbs. After the -nai stem of a verb
1. indicates passive voice (incl. the "suffering passive")
See 可能動詞・かのうどうし, no imperative form, only on 一段
2. indicates the potential form
no imperative form
3. indicates spontaneous occurrence
Honorific or respectful
4. used as an honorific for others' actions