# 210 Learn Japanese【〜得る・〜得ない(える/うる・えない)】can; to be able to; is possible to - N2 Grammar -

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In this video, you will learn the grammar of【〜得る・〜得ない(える/うる・えない)】can; to be able to; is possible to.

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〜得る・〜得ない
can; to be able to; is possible to
Verb stem + 得る(える/うる)


①”~ uru/eru” is used in the same meaning as "~ できる".
②”~ uru/eru” is used in the same meaning as "~ 可能性がある".
"うる" is the written style of "える". Recently, both "うる" and "える" are used. However, in the case of negative form, only "える" is used. For a particular word, only one reading is used, such as "考え得る" or "出来得る".


考え得る全ての方法を試してみたが、ダメだった。
⇒考えることができる全ての方法を試してみたが、ダメだった。
I tried all the methods I could think of, but it didn't work.


鬱はだれでもかかりうる病気だ。
⇒鬱はだれでもかかる可能性がある病気だ。
Depression is an illness that anyone can get


いつ死ぬかなんて誰も予測し得ないことだ。
No one can predict when they will die.


自分ができうる全てのことをしたので、どんな結果だって後悔はない。
I've done everything I can, so I have no regrets about any results.


季節にかかわりなく、自然災害は日本のどこでも起こりえることなので心配だ。
I'm worried that natural disasters can occur anywhere in Japan, regardless of the season.


今年の夏は暑くなる一方なので、誰でも熱中症になりえます。
Anyone can get heat stroke because it continues to get hotter this summer.


It's an old form, but sometimes "～得ぬ" is used in the negative form.
(起こり得ぬ、あり得ぬ)


宇宙には、想像し得えぬ世界が広がっている。
In the universe, a world unimaginable is spreading.


あのドラマには予測し得ぬ悲しい結末があった。
That drama had an unpredictable and sad ending.


〜得る・〜得ない are often used for formal sentences and is difficult to use for everyday things, but there are also things that have come to be used on a daily basis, such as "あり得る" and "あり得ない."


A.あの俳優が浮気したらしいよ！
B.結婚しているくせに、浮気するなんてあり得ない！
A. That actor seems to have an affair!
B. I can't believe that he had an affair even though he is married!


A. 田中さんまた寝坊したかもね！
B. あー、あり得るね！
A. Mr. Tanaka has probably overslept again.
B. Ah, it's possible!