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A19 Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

れるindicates passive voice (incl. the 'suffering passive'), , indicates the potential form, indicates spontaneous occurrence, used as an honorific for others' actions

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    1. Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

      1.

      indicates passive voice (incl. the "suffering passive")

      ～れる connects to -nai stem of 五段 verbs and to サ変 as さ～れる; ～られる connects to -nai stem of 一段 and カ変 verbs and to サ変 as せ～られる,

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    2. Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

      2.

      indicates the potential form

      no imperative form, not used on 五段 in modern speech,

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    3. Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

      3.

      indicates spontaneous occurrence

      no imperative form

    4. Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

      4.

      used as an honorific for others' actions

      Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, no imperative form

    All Forms

    れる、られる

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