Japanese

れる

うけいれる
Meaning: to accept; to receive; to agree
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 受け入れる 受け入れない
Polite 受け入れます 受け入れません
Past 受け入れた 受け入れなかった
Polite + Past 受け入れました 受け入れませんでした
Te-form 受け入れて 受け入れなくて
Potential 受け入れられる 受け入れられない
Passive 受け入れられる 受け入れられない
Causative 受け入れさせる 受け入れさせない
Imperative 受け入れろ 受け入れるな

Handwriting

受
け
入
れ
る

Example sentences

He honestly accepted his mistake.
現実を受け入れるのは難しい。
It is difficult to accept reality.
友人の忠告を素直に受け入れた。
I accepted my friend's advice honestly.
そんな理不尽な要求は到底受け入れられない。
Such an unreasonable demand is completely unacceptable.
彼の言うことは正論だが、感情的には受け入れがたい。
What he says is a sound argument, but emotionally it's hard to accept.
不本意ながら、彼の提案を受け入れた。
Reluctantly, I accepted his proposal.
百歩譲っても、その条件だけは受け入れられません。
Even if I concede a hundred steps, I can't accept that one condition.
両者はついに妥協案を受け入れた。
Both parties finally accepted the compromise plan.
彼は彼女の凡てを受け入れた。
He accepted everything about her.
「目には目を」という報復の論理は、現代社会では受け入れられない。
The logic of retaliation, 'an eye for an eye,' is not accepted in modern society.

Usage Notes

Can refer to accepting advice, refugees, or new ideas. Implies taking something in willingly.

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