有り得る

Japanese

Etymology 1

From あり (ari, to exist, continuative form) + () (uru, to be able to).

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) りう [àríúꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾʲiɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

()() (ariuru) intransitive irregular

  1. to be possible; to be able to exist
    すでに()(おく)れということもありうる
    sude ni teokure to iu koto mo ariuru
    It may be too late.
    事故(じこ)発生(はっせい)ありうることだ
    jiko no hassei wa ariuru koto da
    Accidents may happen.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) りえ [àríéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾʲie̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

()() (arieru) intransitive ichidan (stem ()() (arie), past ()() (arieta))

  1. Alternative form of 有り得る (ariuru).
Conjugation
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