受ける

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
受
う
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
ウケる

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「受ける」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		受ける うける
Imperative (命令形) 受けろ うけろ
Key constructions
Passive 受けられる うけられる
Causative 受けさせる うけさせる
Potential 受けられる うけられる
Volitional 受けよう うけよー
Negative 受けない うけない
Negative perfective 受けなかった うけなかった
Formal 受けます うけます
Perfective 受けた うけた
Conjunctive 受けて うけて
Hypothetical conditional 受ければ うければ

Verb

受(う)ける • (ukeru) transitive ichidan (stem 受(う)け (uke), past 受(う)けた (uketa))

Japanese verb pair
active 受ける
mediopassive 受かる
  1. to receive; to get
    寄(き)付(ふ)を受(う)ける ― kifu o ukeru ― to receive a donation
    招(しょう)待(たい)を受(う)ける ― shōtai o ukeru ― to receive an invitation
    被(ひ)害(がい)を受(う)ける ― higai o ukeru ― to suffer injuries
    指(し)導(どう)を受(う)ける ― shidō o ukeru ― to receive guidance
    調(ちょう)査(さ)を受(う)ける ― chōsa o ukeru ― to undergo an investigation
    手(しゅ)術(じゅつ)を受(う)ける ― shujutsu o ukeru ― to undergo surgery
    教(きょう)育(いく)を受(う)ける ― kyōiku o ukeru ― to receive an education
    授(じゅ)業(ぎょう)を受(う)ける ― jugyō o ukeru ― to take a class (literally, “to receive instruction”)
    ひどい扱(あつか)いを受(う)ける ― hidoi atsukai o ukeru ― to be treated poorly (literally, “to receive awful treatment”)
    地(じ)震(しん)を受(う)ける ― jishin o ukeru ― to experience an earthquake
    強(つよ)い寒(かん)気(き)の影(えい)響(きょう)を受(う)ける ― tsuyoi kanki no eikyō o ukeru ― to feel the effect of strong winter winds
    中(ちゅう)国(ごく)文(ぶん)化(か)の影(えい)響(きょう)を受(う)ける ― Chūgoku bunka no eikyō o ukeru ― to be influenced by Chinese culture (literally, “to receive the influence of Chinese culture”)
    台(たい)風(ふう)の影(えい)響(きょう)を受(う)ける恐(おそ)れがある ― taifū no eikyō o ukeru osore ga aru ― there is danger of being affected by a typhoon (literally, “there is danger of receiving the influence of a typhoon”)
    爆(ばく)発(はつ)的(てき)な人(にん)気(き)を受(う)ける ― bakuhatsuteki na ninki o ukeru ― to be immensely popular (literally, “to receive explosive popularity”)
  2. (grammar) to be modified by
    連体修飾語(れんたいしゅうしょくご)を受(う)けて ― rentai shūshokugo o ukete ― modified by a nominal modifier
  3. to do the things which a former person did
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

受(う)ける • (ukeru) intransitive ichidan (stem 受(う)け (uke), past 受(う)けた (uketa))

  1. to gain popularity
  2. ウケる: to be funny; to be hilarious
    超(ちょう)ウケる！ ― chō ukeru! ― That's hilarious!

Conjugation

Conjugation of "受ける" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 受け うけ uke
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 受け うけ uke
Shūshikei ("terminal") 受ける うける ukeru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 受ける うける ukeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 受けれ うけれ ukere
Meireikei ("imperative") 受けよ¹
受けろ² 		うけよ¹
うけろ² 		ukeyo¹
ukero²
Key constructions
Passive 受けられる うけられる ukerareru
Causative 受けさせる
受けさす 		うけさせる
うけさす 		ukesaseru
ukesasu
Potential 受けられる
受けれる³ 		うけられる
うけれる³ 		ukerareru
ukereru³
Volitional 受けよう うけよう ukeyō
Negative 受けない
受けぬ
受けん 		うけない
うけぬ
うけん 		ukenai
ukenu
uken
Negative continuative 受けず うけず ukezu
Formal 受けます うけます ukemasu
Perfective 受けた うけた uketa
Conjunctive 受けて うけて ukete
Hypothetical conditional 受ければ うければ ukereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential

See also

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  2. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
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