借り受ける|かりうけるkariukeru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 借り受ける（かりうける） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 借り受けます（かりうけます） |
| Negative (nai) | 借り受けない（かりうけない） |
| polite (masen) | 借り受けません（かりうけません） |
| classical zu / nu | 借り受けず・借り受けぬ（かりうけず・かりうけぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 借り受けた（かりうけた） |
| polite (mashita) | 借り受けました（かりうけました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 借り受けなかった（かりうけなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 借り受けませんでした（かりうけませんでした） |
| Te form | 借り受けて（かりうけて） |
| Potential | 借り受けられる（かりうけられる） |
| Passive | 借り受けられる（かりうけられる） |
| Causative | 借り受けさせる（かりうけさせる） |
| Causative passive | 借り受けさせられる（かりうけさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 借り受ければ（かりうければ） |
| tara | 借り受けたら（かりうけたら） |
| Volitional | 借り受けよう（かりうけよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 借り受けましょう（かりうけましょう） |
| Imperative | 借り受けろ（かりうけろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym借りるかりるNeutralThe everyday, most common word for borrowing; centers on using something and giving it back. More casual than the formal, contract-like 「借り受ける」.
- Synonym拝借はいしゃくFormalA formal humble term for borrowing respectfully, as in 「お知恵を拝借」; politer than 「借り受ける」.
- Synonym借り出すかりだすNeutralFocuses on borrowing something out from an organization, such as taking a book out of a library; more specific than 「借り受ける」.
- Synonym借り入れるかりいれるWrittenA written-style word for taking out loans or leasing, with a financial flavor; common in banking and finance contexts.
- Synonym賃借ちんしゃくFormalA formal, legal-flavored term for leasing with rent payment; found in contracts and legal writing rather than everyday speech.
- Related借り上げるかりあげるWrittenA written-style word for an authority or a superior borrowing or requisitioning from those below; 「借り受ける」 is neutral formal borrowing.
- RelatedチャーターNeutralA loanword for chartering a whole plane, ship or bus, as in 「バスをチャーターする」; 「借り受ける」 is a general, more formal borrowing.
- RelatedリースNeutralA loanword for long-term leasing of equipment or vehicles, as in 「リース契約」; narrower than 「借り受ける」.
- Related借るかるCasualA rare, dialectal or old-fashioned form of 「借りる」; more casual than 「借り受ける」 and seldom heard in standard speech.
- Related賃借りちんがりWrittenA written-style word for renting with payment; it stresses the rent paid more than 「借り受ける」 does.
- Antonym貸すかすNeutralThe reverse action: lending something out to someone, whereas 「借り受ける」 is taking it in.
- Antonym返すかえすNeutralReturning what was borrowed; the natural follow-up to 「借り受ける」.
Use 「借り受ける」 for formal borrowing or leasing, often in contracts, as in 「土地を借り受ける」. In everyday speech say 「借りる」; for humble language use 「拝借」; for renting with payment use 「賃借」. The opposite of borrowing in is 「貸す」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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