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Receptive verbs with 〜れる

Grammar: Modality, Permission, Obligation, Prohibition » Possibility, ability, difficulty

A receptive verb is used when the subject of the sentence has the action of the verb performed on them by another party.

A verb is made receptive by taking the negative stem of ごだん verbs, or appending ら for いちだん verbs, and appending the verb れる. くる becomes こられる, and する becomes される.

The subject (recipient of the action) is marked by the particle が. The performer of the action is marked by the particle に.

Further Reading

Examples

Receiving a biting with 〜れる
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 99
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Receiving a haunting with 〜れる
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 73
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Receiving a held image with 〜れる
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 58
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Receiving a laughing with 〜れる
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 20
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Receiving a request with 〜れる
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 93
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Receiving a scolding with 〜れる
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 103
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Receiving a taking-away with 〜れる
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 110
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Receiving a throwing with 〜れる
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 100
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Receiving a treating as with 〜れる
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 5
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Receiving a watching with 〜れる
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 13
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Receiving an embrace with 〜れる
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 24
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Receiving an overtaking with 〜れる
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 39
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Receiving awareness with 〜れる
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 52
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Receiving involvement with 〜れる
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 104
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Receiving praise with 〜れる
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 35
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Receiving saying with 〜れる
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 4
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