える
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win
獲る esp. refers to catching wild game, etc.
As a result, there is certainly something that was gained.
2. to understand; to comprehend
3. to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
Auxiliary verb (1-dan, transitive)
4. to be able to ..., can ...
after the -masu stem of a verb
I knew that, but I had no choice but to ask.
Pitch accent
え
る
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Used in vocabulary (26 in total)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
Examples (157 in total)
I have no choice but to do that.
We have no choice but to go.
It was a fact that one could not help but acknowledge.