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得る
獲る
Readings
える
eru
English
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
獲る esp. refers to catching wild game, etc.
to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to understand, to comprehend
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment), to get (ill)
Meaning restricted to 得る
Auxiliary verb
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
See also: 得ない
See also: 得る・うる・1
after the -masu stem of a verb
to be able to ..., can ...
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Grammar
得る: to get, to win, to be possible
Conjugated forms
Present, Future 得る, 得ます
[does], will [do] 得ない, 得ません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 得た, 得ました
[did] 得なかった, 得ませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 得て, 得まして 得ないで, 得ませんで 得なくて
Kanjis
得 ON: トク KUN: え.る, う.る
gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

Stroke: 11 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-3-8 FC: 2624.4


獲 ON: カク KUN: え.る
seize, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to

Stroke: 16 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-3-13 FC: 4424.4


Phrases
１０チームが賞を得ようと争った。
Parts: チーム (ティーム) 賞 (しょう) 得る (える) 争う (あらそう)
Ten teams competed for the prize.

彼との交際で得るところが多かった。
Parts: 彼 (かれ) 交際 (こうさい) 得る (うる) 所 (ところ) 多い (おおい)
I benefited much from my association with him.

１５年間は満足しうる取り決めであった。
Parts: 年間 (ねんかん) 満足 (まんぞく) 得る (うる) 取り決め (とりきめ) である
It was a satisfactory arrangement for fifteen years.

これらのガスは地球規模の温暖化をもたらし得る。
Parts: 此れ等 (これらの) 瓦斯 (ガス) 地球規模 (ちきゅうきぼ) 温暖 (おんだん) 化 (か) 齎す (もたらし) 得る (える)
These gases can lead to global warming.