手に入る|てにはいるtenihairu

Common
Definitions
  1. expression, godan verbto obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
    書店しょてんで手てに入はいります。↗
    You can get it at a bookstore.
Conjugation
Dictionary form手に入る(てにはいる)
Polite (masu)手に入ります(てにはいります)
Negative (nai)手に入らない(てにはいらない)
polite (masen)手に入りません(てにはいりません)
classical zu / nu手に入らず・手に入らぬ(てにはいらず・てにはいらぬ)
Past (ta)手に入った(てにはいった)
polite (mashita)手に入りました(てにはいりました)
Past negative (nakatta)手に入らなかった(てにはいらなかった)
polite (masen deshita)手に入りませんでした(てにはいりませんでした)
Te form手に入って(てにはいって)
Potential手に入れる(てにはいれる)
Passive手に入られる(てにはいられる)
Causative手に入らせる(てにはいらせる)
Causative passive手に入らせられる・手に入らされる(てにはいらせられる・てにはいらされる)
Conditional (ba)手に入れば(てにはいれば)
tara手に入ったら(てにはいったら)
Volitional手に入ろう(てにはいろう)
polite (mashou)手に入りましょう(てにはいりましょう)
Imperative手に入れ(てにはいれ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
intransitive手に入るてにはいる⇄transitive手に入れるてにいれる
チケットが手てに入はいる
手に入る emphasizes that something becomes available or comes into one's possession, often without specifying who obtains it; 手に入れる emphasizes the deliberate action of obtaining something.

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Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym入手可能にゅうしゅかのうNeutralMeans obtainable or available; often used for products and materials, as in 「入手可能な部品」.
  • Synonym入手できるNeutralClose in meaning to 「手に入る」 but leans toward written or formal prose, as in 「入手できる資料」.
  • Synonym獲得できるNeutralMeans being able to win or gain something, often used with prizes and qualifications, as in 「ポイントを獲得できる」.
  • Antonym手放すてばなすNeutralTo let go of or part with something you have; the opposite of 「手に入る」, where something comes into your hands.
  • Antonym失ううしなうNeutralTo lose something you had; the opposite of 「手に入る」, which is about getting something.

Use 「手に入る」 when something comes into your hands or can be obtained, as in 「なかなか手に入らない」; to talk about actively getting something, use 「手に入れる」, and in written or formal prose, 「入手できる」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 欲ほしいものや必要ひつようなものを得えることができる。
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