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Grammar Level N2


得る - 得ない (eru-enai): Can or cannot possibly happen

~得る - 得ない (eru-enai)

Meaning

Can or cannot possibly happen

Formation and usage

V stem + 得る/得ない
Notation: N = noun; V dictionary = dictionary-form verb; V stem = the stem before ます; plain clause = plain-form clause; negative stem = the form before ない. Follow the attachment shown above.

Explanation

Expresses theoretical possibility rather than personal ability; 得る is read eru or uru, but 得ない is enai.

Examples

入力ミスは誰にでも起こり得る。

Data-entry mistakes can happen to anyone.

今ある証拠だけでは、彼が犯人だとは断定し得ない。

The available evidence alone cannot establish that he is the culprit.

小さな変更が大きな混乱につながることもあり得る。

A small change can sometimes lead to major confusion.

この二つの記録が同時に正しいということはあり得ない。

These two records cannot both be correct at the same time.

彼女の説明は、十分に納得し得るものだった。

Her explanation was entirely plausible.

How related patterns differ

かねる expresses inability to comply; かねない predicts something unwelcome. 恐れがある warns of risk, while 得る marks possibility. すべがない lacks a method; べくもない and 到底~ない emphasize infeasibility.


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