NichiDict

得る

N3
える
獲る
[eru]
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Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win

2.IchidanTransitive

to understand; to comprehend

3.IchidanTransitive

to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

4.Aux-verbIchidanTransitive

to be able to ..., can ...

Other Readings

得る」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

アルバイトでお金を得ています

I earn money from my part-time job.

何度か聞き直して、ようやく話の要点を得た

After asking a few times, I finally grasped the point of the talk.

長年の過労がたたって、彼は重い病を得てしまった。

Years of overwork caught up with him and he came down with a serious illness.