()れる

ぬれる
verb (ichidan)
to get wet
1. to get wet, to become wet
For something or someone to become wet from water or another liquid. Intransitive verb.
(あめ)(ふく)()れました。
My clothes got wet from the rain.
I didn't have an umbrella, so I got wet.
(かみ)()れています。
Your hair is wet.
Please be careful not to get your shoes wet.
The floor is wet, so don't slip.

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). Pair: ()らす (transitive). Pattern: Xが()れる (X gets wet).

ASPECT: ている indicates resulting state. ()れている = 'is wet' (state).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • (あめ)()れる (get wet from rain)
  • (ふく)()れた (clothes got wet)
  • ()れている (is wet)
  • びしょ()れ (soaking wet)

PAIR: ()らす (transitive) - タオルを()らした (wet the towel).

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