有り得る

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
あり得る
ありうる

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

()() • (ariuruintransitive 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.
    ()()(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 spellings
あり得る
ありえる

Pronunciation

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

Verb

()() • (arieruintransitive ichidan (stem ()() (arie), past ()() (arieta))

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