--- Notes ---
Strictly speaking, the conjugations of 得る are:
- negative: えない
- masu form: えます
- te form: えて
- terminal form (i.e. at the end of sentences, or when attaching to
べき): える／うる
- attributive form (i.e. akin to such things as すきな for すき; used
when attaching to nouns): うる
- conditional form: うれば
It is the only 二段 (nidan) verb from old Japanese that hasn't fully
become an 一段 (ichidan) verb in modern Japanese. (える／うる in
old Japanese was う, so it has changed a little already.)
In summary, although うる is a more archaic way of saying える, the
only time you can choose between える／うる is when it comes at the
end of the sentence, or when attaching to べき (in which case, however,
うる is also preferable due to the also archaic nature of べき). This
means one should say for example うるために, うるように,
うること, うるところ and so on. Additionally, ありうる is
never ありえる.
However, in practice, the 'wrong' forms are still somewhat often used.
--- Examples ---
ここでは、より良い笑顔をえるための方法を紹介しています。
Here we introduce ways of getting a better smile.
あなたが教えてくれたことから大いに得るところがあった。
I received great benefit from your teaching.
あの青年は大金を得るため一生懸命働くのをいとわなかった。
The young man was extremely money hungry.
お客様の信頼と尊敬を得ることが当社の目標です。
Earning our customers confidence and respect is this firm's objective.
この建物に入るには当局の許可を得る必要がある。
It is necessary to obtain the sanction of the authorities to enter this
building.
その男は権力を得るために多額の金を使った。
The man used much money to gain power.
その本からたくさんの貴重な情報を得ることができる。
We can get a lot of valuable information from the book.
もしアメリカで勉強するなら学生ビザを得る必要がある。
If you study in the United States, you need to get a Student visa status.
今の職を得るために彼女は父親のコネを利用した。
In getting her present job, she made capital of her father's connections.
--- Comments ---
Rather easy to get confused with uru 得る - often used in the same way
(see ariuru vs. arieru) (contributor: Amatuka)
Make that 'sometimes' ;-) (contributor: Amatuka)
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