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経へる (heru)

to pass, to elapse, to experience

  • JLPT N1
  • Ichidan verb
  • Pitch 1
  • #2537 most frequent

Meaning

経る (へる, heru) is a JLPT N1 verb meaning “to pass, to elapse, to experience”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 5

彼かれは新聞しんぶん記者きしゃを経へて作家さっかになりました。

He became a writer after working as a journalist.

あの問題もんだいも、紆余曲折うよきょくせつを経へて解決かいけつした。

There were a lot of twists and turns to the story, but we finally solved the problem.

幾多いくたの紆余曲折うよきょくせつを経へて条約じょうやくは締結ていけつされるに至いたった。

The treaty has been concluded after many twists and turns.

年月としつきを経へて物事ものごとがどう変わっていくか見みるのは面白おもしろそうだ。

It would be fun to see how things change over the years.

Conjugation table

経る (へる) is an ichidan verb (ru-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary経る へるheru
Negative経ない へないhenai
Past経た へたheta
Past negative経なかった へなかったhenakatta
Polite (ます)経ます へますhemasu
Polite negative経ません へませんhemasen
Polite past経ました へましたhemashita
Polite past negative経ませんでした へませんでしたhemasendeshita
Te-form経て へてhete
Conditional (ば)経れば へればhereba
Conditional (たら)経たら へたらhetara
Potential経られる へられるherareru
Passive経られる へられるherareru
Causative経させる へさせるhesaseru
Causative-passive経させられる へさせられるhesaserareru
Volitional経よう へようheyou
Volitional polite経ましょう へましょうhemashou
Imperative経ろ へろhero
Desire (たい)経たい へたいhetai

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