Rune Forge#32
N2Pattern 32
〜得る/〜得ない
Formula:
V-ます
Examples & key points
それは十分あり得ます。
Sore wa jūbun ariemasu.
That is entirely possible.
得る is possibility in principle, not personal ability
そんなことはあり得ません。
Sonna koto wa ariemasen.
That simply cannot happen.
あり得ない is the form you actually hear, for a flat denial
読み方は二通りあります。
Yomikata wa futatōri arimasu.
There are two readings.
The positive takes either; the negative is fixed as えない
Tags:
high-frequency
