〜得る / 〜得ない

Formation

N2SuppositionFormal/StiffAcademicNews
ます-Form
Verb
得る / 得ない
Variations
える
うる
えない

Meaning

Indicates that something is theoretically or objectively possible or impossible.

Examples

それは十分にあり得ることだ。

That is something that could well happen.

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