(まね)()れる

まねきいれる
verb
to invite in; to usher in; to welcome inside
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(まね)()れる(まね)()れない
Present polite(まね)()れます(まね)()れません
Past(まね)()れた(まね)()れなかった
Past polite(まね)()れました(まね)()れませんでした
て form(まね)()れて(まね)()れなくて
ている present(まね)()れている(まね)()れていない
ている polite(まね)()れています(まね)()れていません
ている past(まね)()れていた(まね)()れていなかった
ている past polite(まね)()れていました(まね)()れていませんでした
Conditional ば(まね)()れれば(まね)()れなければ
Conditional たら(まね)()れたら(まね)()れなかったら
Volitional(まね)()れよう
Volitional polite(まね)()れましょう
Potential(まね)()れられる(まね)()れられない
Passive(まね)()れられる(まね)()れられない
Causative(まね)()れさせる(まね)()れさせない
Imperative(まね)()れろ(まね)()れるな
1. to invite in; to usher in; to welcome inside
To welcome or guide someone into an enclosed space such as a room, home, or building, often as a hospitable or formal gesture.
(きゃく)部屋(へや)(まね)()れた。
I invited the guest into the room.
(かれ)笑顔(えがお)(わたし)たちを(いえ)(まね)()れた。
He welcomed us into his home with a smile.
社長(しゃちょう)来客(らいきゃく)応接室(おうせつしつ)(まね)()れた。
The company president ushered the visitors into the reception room.
2. to bring about (something undesirable); to invite (trouble, disaster)
Used figuratively to describe causing or attracting an unwanted outcome, such as failure, confusion, or criticism, through one's actions or negligence.
油断(ゆだん)失敗(しっぱい)(まね)()れた。
Carelessness invited failure.
その決定(けってい)(おお)きな混乱(こんらん)(まね)()れることになった。
That decision ended up bringing about great confusion.
不用意(ふようい)発言(はつげん)批判(ひはん)(まね)()れた。
A careless remark invited criticism.

A compound verb formed from (まね)く (to invite, to beckon) and ()れる (to put in, to let in). Sense 1 is the literal meaning of welcoming someone into a space. Sense 2 is figurative, meaning to bring about or invite an undesirable outcome.

USAGE:

  • Sense 1: Person を Place に(まね)()れる
  • Sense 2: Consequence を(まね)()れる (the figurative sense often drops the に phrase)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • (きゃく)(まね)()れる: to invite a guest in
  • (いえ)(まね)()れる: to welcome into one's home
  • (わざわ)いを(まね)()れる: to invite disaster

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • (むか)()れる: to receive, to welcome in — more formal and warmer in tone
  • (まね)く: to invite — broader meaning; does not necessarily imply entering a space
  • (とお)す: to show in, to let through — focuses on guiding someone inside