JLPT N4 vocabulary
受ける: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
うける2Nakadaka · falls inside
Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Meaning
- to receive, to get
- to catch (e.g. a ball)
- to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
- to sustain (damage), to incur (a loss), to suffer (an injury), to feel (influence)
- to undergo (e.g. surgery), to take (a test), to accept (a challenge)
- to be given (e.g. life, talent)
- to follow, to succeed, to be descended from
- to face (south, etc.)
- (linguistics terminology) to be modified by
- to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee
- to be well-received, to become popular, to go down well
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 受ける | 受け |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 受け | 受け |
| Polite presentます形 | 受け | 受け |
| Polite pastました形 | 受け | 受け |
| Te-formて形 | 受け | 受け |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 受け | 受け |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 受け | 受け |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 受け | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 受け | 受け |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 受け | 受ける |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 受け | 受け |
| Passive受身形 | 受け | 受け |
| Make / let使役形 | 受け | 受け |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 受け | 受け |
Example sentences
そのように説明を受けていました。
That was how it had been explained to me.
あの先生は怖いのでまだ授業を受けずにいる。
That teacher is scary so I haven't yet taken their class.
このプラスチックは火によって損傷を受けない。
This plastic is not damaged by fire.