恵(めぐ)まれる

めぐまれる
ichidan verb
to be blessed with, to be fortunate
1. to be blessed with, to be endowed with, to be fortunate enough to have
To naturally possess or receive something desirable, such as talent, good conditions, or favorable circumstances. Implies the good fortune was not entirely earned through effort.
天気(てんき)に恵(めぐ)まれた。
We were blessed with good weather.
才能(さいのう)に恵(めぐ)まれた子(こ)どもだ。
A child blessed with talent.
恵(めぐ)まれた環境(かんきょう)で育(そだ)ったからといって、必(かなら)ずしも幸(しあわ)せとは限(かぎ)らない。
Just because you grew up in fortunate circumstances doesn't necessarily mean you're happy.

恵(めぐ)まれる is the passive form of 恵(めぐ)む (to bless, to bestow), but is used far more frequently than the active form.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive, passive-derived)
  • Active form: 恵(めぐ)む (to bless, to give charitably)

PARTICLE PATTERN:

  • ～に恵(めぐ)まれる: to be blessed with ~
  • The に marks what one is blessed with

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 天気(てんき)に恵(めぐ)まれる: to be blessed with good weather
  • 才能(さいのう)に恵(めぐ)まれる: to be endowed with talent
  • 環境(かんきょう)に恵(めぐ)まれる: to be blessed with a good environment
  • 子宝(こだから)に恵(めぐ)まれる: to be blessed with children
  • 人(ひと)に恵(めぐ)まれる: to be fortunate in one's associates

ASPECT (ている):
恵(めぐ)まれている means "is blessed with" (ongoing state of having good fortune).

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