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堪える[こらえる] (taerukoraeru)

to bear, to endure, to withstand, to resist, to put up with

  • JLPT N1
  • Ichidan verb
  • Pitch 3

Meaning

堪える (たえる / こらえる, taerukoraeru) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “to bear, to endure, to withstand, to resist, to put up with”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

私わたしは泣なきたいのをこらえた

I held back my tears.

それは見みるに堪たえない。

I couldn't stand looking at it.

彼かれは十分じゅうぶんその職しょくに堪こたえる。

He's quite able at his job.

あに凡人の堪える所ならんや。

How could a mere mortal endure it?

Conjugation table

堪える (たえる / こらえる) is an ichidan verb (ru-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary堪える たえるtaeru
Negative堪えない たえないtaenai
Past堪えた たえたtaeta
Past negative堪えなかった たえなかったtaenakatta
Polite (ます)堪えます たえますtaemasu
Polite negative堪えません たえませんtaemasen
Polite past堪えました たえましたtaemashita
Polite past negative堪えませんでした たえませんでしたtaemasendeshita
Te-form堪えて たえてtaete
Conditional (ば)堪えれば たえればtaereba
Conditional (たら)堪えたら たえたらtaetara
Potential堪えられる たえられるtaerareru
Passive堪えられる たえられるtaerareru
Causative堪えさせる たえさせるtaesaseru
Causative-passive堪えさせられる たえさせられるtaesaserareru
Volitional堪えよう たえようtaeyou
Volitional polite堪えましょう たえましょうtaemashou
Imperative堪えろ たえろtaero
Desire (たい)堪えたい たえたいtaetai

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