Ichidan verb

得るえる

eru

to get · N3

得る (える, eru) — to get — is an ichidan verb: 得て (te-form), 得た (past), 得ない (negative), 得ます (polite).

It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to earn; to acquire.

How 得る conjugates · ichidan verb

Drop the る, then add the ending.

Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 得. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.

得る dropsstem + ending

得ない得ないnegative · I don't get anything. 得ます得ますpolite present 得て得てte-form · I obtain something and … 得た得たpast · I got something. 得られる得られるpotential · I can obtain it. 得れば得ればif · If I obtain it, ... 得よう得ようvolitional · Let's obtain it.

No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.

N2 N tags give the JLPT level at which the game starts quizzing a form.

Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.

PLAIN

Form	Conjugation	Audio
present	得るえる eru
past I got something.	得たえた eta
negative I don't get anything.	得ないえない enai
te-form I obtain something and …	得てえて ete
past negative I didn't get anything.	得なかったえなかった enakatta
volitional Let's obtain it.	得ようえよう eyou
potential I can obtain it.	得られるえられる erareru
cond. ば If I obtain it, ...	得ればえれば ereba
cond. たら If I get it, ...	得たらえたら etara
passive N2	得られるえられる erareru
causative N2 I let someone obtain it.	得させるえさせる esaseru
imperative N1 Get it!	得ろえろ ero

POLITE

Form	Conjugation	Audio
present	得ますえます emasu
past I got something.	得ましたえました emashita
negative I don't get anything.	得ませんえません emasen
past negative I didn't get anything.	得ませんでしたえませんでした emasendeshita
volitional Let's obtain it.	得ましょうえましょう emashou

ASPECT

Form	Conjugation	Audio
ている I have obtained it.	得ているえている eteiru
ていた I had obtained it.	得ていたえていた eteita
ています I have obtained it.	得ていますえています eteimasu
ていました I had obtained it.	得ていましたえていました eteimashita