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堪える[こらえる] (koraeru)

to bear,to stand,to endure,to put up with

  • JLPT N2
  • Ichidan verb
  • Pitch 3
  • #13897 most frequent

Meaning

こらえる (koraeru) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “to bear,to stand,to endure,to put up with”.

Example sentences 11

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.

やんちゃな子供こどもが堪たえられない。

I cannot tolerate naughty children.

Conjugation table

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

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryこらえるkoraeru
Negativeこらえないkoraenai
Pastこらえたkoraeta
Past negativeこらえなかったkoraenakatta
Polite (ます)こらえますkoraemasu
Polite negativeこらえませんkoraemasen
Polite pastこらえましたkoraemashita
Polite past negativeこらえませんでしたkoraemasendeshita
Te-formこらえてkoraete
Conditional (ば)こらえればkoraereba
Conditional (たら)こらえたらkoraetara
Potentialこらえられるkoraerareru
Passiveこらえられるkoraerareru
Causativeこらえさせるkoraesaseru
Causative-passiveこらえさせられるkoraesaserareru
Volitionalこらえようkoraeyou
Volitional politeこらえましょうkoraemashou
Imperativeこらえろkoraero
Desire (たい)こらえたいkoraetai

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