取れる|とれるtoreru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to come out (of a stain); to come off (e.g. of dust); to be removed (e.g. of wrinkles)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be harvested; to be picked; to be produced; to be caught (of fish); to be obtained; to be extracted
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be interpreted (as); to be taken (as); to be understood (as); to be read (as)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be attained (of balance, harmony, etc.); to be achieved
- ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbto be able to get; to be able to obtain; to be able to secure; to be able to win; to be able to catchpotential form of 取る
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 取れる（とれる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 取れます（とれます） |
| Negative (nai) | 取れない（とれない） |
| polite (masen) | 取れません（とれません） |
| classical zu / nu | 取れず・取れぬ（とれず・とれぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 取れた（とれた） |
| polite (mashita) | 取れました（とれました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 取れなかった（とれなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 取れませんでした（とれませんでした） |
| Te form | 取れて（とれて） |
| Potential | 取れられる（とれられる） |
| Passive | 取れられる（とれられる） |
| Causative | 取れさせる（とれさせる） |
| Causative passive | 取れさせられる（とれさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 取れれば（とれれば） |
| tara | 取れたら（とれたら） |
| Volitional | 取れよう（とれよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 取れましょう（とれましょう） |
| Imperative | 取れろ（とれろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
ボタンが取れる
ボタンを取る
取れる describes something coming off or detaching on its own (ボタンが取れる 'the button comes off'), while 取る focuses on a person deliberately removing something (ボタンを取る 'take off a button').
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym抜け落ちるぬけおちるCasualColloquial. For hair, teeth and the like falling out, or content being left out; 「取れる」 is about attached things coming off and pain or fatigue fading.
- Synonym抜けるぬけるNeutralFor things fitted inside coming out or being left out (「歯が抜ける」「力が抜ける」); broad in scope. 「取れる」 focuses on attached things coming off and pain or fatigue fading.
- RelatedはげるNeutralFor paint, plating and other surface coatings peeling off (「塗装が剥げる」), also for fading; what comes off is the top layer.
- Related剥けるむけるNeutralFor skin peeling or being peeled off (「皮が剥ける」); what comes off is the outer skin.
- RelatedちぎれるCasualColloquial. For tearing or ripping (「紙がちぎれる」); something can break into pieces or a piece can be torn off.
- Relatedすっぽ抜けるすっぽぬけるCasualColloquial: slipping out of the hand, or forgetting something entirely; narrow in use.
- RelatedもげるCasualColloquial, for being torn or wrenched off (「腕がもげる」); carries a sense of being ripped away by force.
- Related脱げるぬげるNeutralFor things worn or draped over the body slipping loose (「靴が脱げる」「布団が脱げる」).
- Related剥落はくらくWrittenWritten/formal prose: paint, tiles and the like peeling or falling off; mostly for buildings and cultural properties.
- Related剥離はくりWrittenWritten/formal prose and medical usage: detachment (「網膜剥離」); stresses separating from the surface something is attached to.
- Antonym付くつくNeutralFor things sticking or becoming attached (「ボタンが付く」「汚れが付く」); the opposite of 「取れる」 coming off.
- Antonym取れないNeutralNegative of 「取れる」: it will not come off or go away (「汚れが取れない」「疲れが取れない」).
Use 「取れる」 for attached things coming off and for pain or fatigue fading. For fitted-in things dropping out use 「抜ける」, for surface layers 「剥げる」, for skin or peel 「剥ける」, for shoes or clothes slipping off 「脱げる」.
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Japanese definitions
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