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JLPT N3 Intermediate

取れる

To come off, be removed, or to be obtained.

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Other forms

取れない negative
取れた past
取れて te-form
取れます polite form
取れる plain form
1 Verb (intransitive)

To come off / be removed

Describes the detachment of an affixed object or the disappearance of an unwanted state like pain or dirt.

Example

コート の ボタン が 取れそう です 。

A button on my coat looks like it's about to come off.

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2 Verb (potential form)

Can take / get / obtain

Functions as the potential form of 取る (とる), signifying the ability to acquire items, qualifications, or reservations.

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3 Verb (intransitive)

To be harvested / caught

Indicates that natural resources, crops, or marine life are produced or gathered from a specific area.

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4 Verb (intransitive)

To be interpreted as

Describes the possibility of understanding words or actions in a particular way.

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取れる
とれる
To come off, be removed, or to be obtained.
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