経(へ)る

へる
verb (ichidan)
to pass through, to go through, to elapse
他動詞 transitiveformal
See also: 減(へ)る (decrease, reduce)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present経(へ)る経(へ)ない
Present polite経(へ)ます経(へ)ません
Past経(へ)た経(へ)なかった
Past polite経(へ)ました経(へ)ませんでした
て form経(へ)て経(へ)なくて
ている present経(へ)ている経(へ)ていない
ている polite経(へ)ています経(へ)ていません
ている past経(へ)ていた経(へ)ていなかった
ている past polite経(へ)ていました経(へ)ていませんでした
Conditional ば経(へ)れば経(へ)なければ
Conditional たら経(へ)たら経(へ)なかったら
Volitional経(へ)よう—
Volitional polite経(へ)ましょう—
Potential経(へ)られる経(へ)られない
Passive経(へ)られる経(へ)られない
Causative経(へ)させる経(へ)させない
Imperative経(へ)ろ経(へ)るな
1. to pass through, to go via, to go through (a process or place)
To go through a particular route, process, stage, or intermediary on the way to a destination or result.
I passed through the screening and was accepted.
I headed to Hiroshima via Osaka.
After going through long discussions, a conclusion was finally reached.
2. to elapse, to pass (of time)
For time to pass or elapse. Often used in the pattern 〜を経て (after going through, having passed through).
I still remember even after ten years have passed.
Time passes quickly.
After 50 years since the war, the town has fully recovered.

Ichidan (ru-verb): 経(へ)る → 経(へ)ない → 経(へ)た → 経(へ)て.

Usage

The te-form 経(へ)て is extremely common, meaning "after going through" or "via." It is used both for physical routes (大阪(おおさか)を経(へ)て) and abstract processes (審査(しんさ)を経(へ)て). For the time sense, it is often literary or formal.

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