JLPT N3 Intermediate
得る
To obtain or gain; also indicates possibility or potentiality.
Readings
Other forms
得ます polite
得ない negative
得た past
獲る used for catching wild game or fish
1 Verb (Ichidan)
To Get / Obtain
Describes the act of acquiring something desirable, often abstract in nature such as information, rights, or profits.
Example
彼 は その コンテスト で 賞金 を 得た 。
He got prize money in that contest.
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2 Auxiliary Verb
Could happen / To be possible
Functions as a suffix to indicate that a situation is logically conceivable or has the potential to occur.
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