受ける
Japanese
See also 受かる
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 受 |
| う Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi |
Alternative forms
- (to be funny): ウケる
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) うける [ùkéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝke̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
Verb
受ける (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana うける, rōmaji ukeru)
| Japanese verb pair | |
|---|---|
| active | 受ける |
| mediopassive | 受かる |
- to receive; to get
- 寄付を受ける ― kifu o ukeru ― to receive a donation
- 招待を受ける ― shōtai o ukeru ― to receive an invitation
- 被害を受ける ― higai o ukeru ― to suffer injuries
- 指導を受ける ― shidō o ukeru ― to receive guidance
- 調査を受ける ― chōsa o ukeru ― to undergo an investigation
- 手術を受ける ― shujutsu o ukeru ― to undergo surgery
- 教育を受ける ― kyōiku o ukeru ― to receive an education
- 授業を受ける ― jugyō o ukeru ― to take a class (literally, “to receive instruction”)
- ひどい扱いを受ける ― hidoi atsukai o ukeru ― to be treated poorly (literally, “to receive awful treatment”)
- 地震を受ける ― jishin o ukeru ― to experience an earthquake
- 強い寒気の影響を受ける ― tsuyoi kanki no eikyō o ukeru ― to feel the effect of strong winter winds
- 中国文化の影響を受ける ― Chūgoku bunka no eikyō o ukeru ― to be influenced by Chinese culture (literally, “to receive the influence of Chinese culture”)
- 台風の影響を受ける恐れがある ― 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”)
- 爆発的な人気を受ける ― bakuhatsuteki na ninki o ukeru ― to be immensely popular (literally, “to receive explosive popularity”)
- to do the things which a former person did
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
受ける (intransitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana うける, rōmaji ukeru)
- gain popularity
- be funny; be hilarious
- 超ウケる！ ― chō ukeru! ― That's hilarious!
Conjugation
Conjugation of "受ける" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 受け | うけ | uke | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 受け | うけ | uke | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 受ける | うける | ukeru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 受ける | うける | ukeru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 受けれ | うけれ | ukere | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 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 | ||||
Classical conjugation of "受く" (カ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 受け | うけ | uke |
| Continuative (連用形) | 受け | うけ | uke |
| Terminal (終止形) | 受く | うく | uku |
| Attributive (連体形) | 受くる | うくる | ukuru |
| Realis (已然形) | 受くれ | うくれ | ukure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 受けよ | うけよ | ukeyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 受けず | うけず | ukezu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 受くれど | うくれど | ukuredo |
| Causal conjunction | 受くれば | うくれば | ukureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 受けば | うけば | ukeba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 受けき | うけき | ukeki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 受けけり | うけけり | ukekeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 受けつ | うけつ | uketu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 受けぬ | うけぬ | ukenu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 受けたり | うけたり | uketari |
See also
- 受かる (ukaru)
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
- 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
- Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.