れる

Also written られる

Meanings

  1. Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb indicates passive voice (incl. the "suffering passive") (~れる connects to -nai stem of 五段 verbs and to サ変 as さ~れる; ~られる connects to -nai stem of 一段 and カ変 verbs and to サ変 as せ~られる) See also: 迷惑の受身 (めいわくのうけみ).
  2. indicates the potential form (no imperative form, not used on 五段 in modern speech) See also: 可能動詞 (かのうどうし).
  3. indicates spontaneous occurrence (no imperative form)
  4. used as an honorific for others' actions (no imperative form)

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