Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI get used to | ||
| NegativeI don’t get used to |
JAPANESE VERB
なれる
慣れる
to get used to
- #211 most used
- Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Conjugation
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Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI got used to | ||
| NegativeI didn’t get used to |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formgetting used to, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am getting used to | ||
| Please (て ください)please get used to |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can get used to | ||
| NegativeI can’t get used to |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to get used to | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to get used to |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s get used to |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I get used to
- If, when (たら) if I get used to
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) get used to (do it)
- Plain command get used to!
- Please don’t please don’t get used to
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am gotten used to | ||
| CausativeI make someone get used to |
How to use なれる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
あたらしい しごと に すこしずつ なれます。
I'm getting used to the new job little by little.
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Past
ベン は もう はし に なれた。
Ben has already got used to chopsticks.
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Te-form
とうきょう の でんしゃ に は もう なれて います。
I'm used to Tokyo's trains by now.
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Potential
この あつさ に は なれられません。
I can't get used to this heat.
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Want to
はやく にほんご の はやさ に なれたい。
I want to get used to the speed of Japanese quickly.
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Volitional
はやく なれよう と、 まいにち れんしゅう して います。
Trying to get used to it fast, I practise every day.
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Conditional
なれれば、 かんたん です よ。
Once you get used to it, it's easy.
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Commands and requests
はやく おきる の に なれなさい。
Get used to getting up early.
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Passive and causative
からだ を さむさ に なれさせて います。
I'm getting my body used to the cold.
Good to know
- なれる takes に: にほん の せいかつ に なれました, "I've got used to life in Japan".
Where you hear なれる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 2
- わたし は あたらしい しごと に すぐ なれます。 I get used to a new job quickly.
- とうきょう の せいかつ に なれました。 I got used to life in Tokyo.
- ベン さん も すぐ なれます よ。 You'll get used to it soon too, Ben.
Japanese · Beginner Level 3
- みんな なれます よ。 Everyone gets used to it.
- とうきょう に なれました。 I've got used to Tokyo.
- すぐ なれます よ。 You'll get used to it soon.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).