Japanese

こりうる

おこりうる
Meaning: can happen; possible; likely to occur
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 起こりうる 起こりうらない
Polite 起こりうります 起こりうりません
Past 起こりうった 起こりうらなかった
Polite + Past 起こりうりました 起こりうりませんでした
Te-form 起こりうって 起こりうらなくて
Potential 起こりうれる 起こりうれない
Passive 起こりうられる 起こりうられない
Causative 起こりうらせる 起こりうらせない
Causative + Passive 起こりうらされる 起こりうらされない
Imperative 起こりうれ 起こりうるな

Handwriting

起
こ
り
う
る

Example sentences

This is a problem that could happen to anyone.
これは、十分に起こりうる事態だ。
This is a situation that could very well happen.

Usage Notes

A combination of the verb '起こる' (to happen) and the auxiliary verb 'うる/える' (to be possible). It indicates that there is a possibility of something occurring.

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