(ゆず)()ける

ゆずりうける
verb-ichidan
to inherit; to receive (something passed down); to take over
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(ゆず)()ける(ゆず)()けない
Present polite(ゆず)()けます(ゆず)()けません
Past(ゆず)()けた(ゆず)()けなかった
Past polite(ゆず)()けました(ゆず)()けませんでした
て form(ゆず)()けて(ゆず)()けなくて
ている present(ゆず)()けている(ゆず)()けていない
ている polite(ゆず)()けています(ゆず)()けていません
ている past(ゆず)()けていた(ゆず)()けていなかった
ている past polite(ゆず)()けていました(ゆず)()けていませんでした
Conditional ば(ゆず)()ければ(ゆず)()けなければ
Conditional たら(ゆず)()けたら(ゆず)()けなかったら
Volitional(ゆず)()けよう
Volitional polite(ゆず)()けましょう
Potential(ゆず)()けられる(ゆず)()けられない
Passive(ゆず)()けられる(ゆず)()けられない
Causative(ゆず)()けさせる(ゆず)()けさせない
Imperative(ゆず)()けろ(ゆず)()けるな
1. to inherit; to receive (something passed down); to take over
To receive something — typically property, a business, possessions, or a position — that another person has handed down or transferred. Implies that the previous owner gave it up voluntarily or as part of succession.
(ちち)から時計(とけい)(ゆず)()けた。
I inherited a watch from my father.
祖母(そぼ)(いえ)(ゆず)()けることになった。
It was decided that I would take over my grandmother's house.
先代(せんだい)から(みせ)(ゆず)()けて、(いま)(わたし)経営(けいえい)している。
I took over the shop from the previous owner, and now I'm running it.

Compound of (ゆず)る (to hand down, transfer) + ()ける (to receive). Transitive: the object is what is received. The source person is marked with から or に.

TRANSITIVITY: Transitive (~を(ゆず)()ける).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • (おや)から(ゆず)()ける: to inherit from a parent
  • (みせ)(ゆず)()ける: to take over a shop
  • 土地(とち)(ゆず)()ける: to receive land
  • 会社(かいしゃ)(ゆず)()ける: to take over a company

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 相続(そうぞく)する: to inherit — legal/formal, usually after death
  • ()()ぐ: to take over — emphasizes continuing what someone started
  • もらう: to receive — much more general; not limited to succession