得る (Eru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure獲る esp. refers to catching wild game, etc.
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto understand; to comprehend
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
- auxiliary verb, ichidan verb, transitive verbto be able to ..., can ...after the -masu stem of a verb
Examples
無料でそれが得られる。
You may get it free of charge.
無から有は生じ得ない。
Nothing can come of nothing.
彼らは大きな富を得た。
They gained great wealth.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).