JLPT N1 · Verb

耐える (taeru)

耐える (たえる, taeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to bear; to stand”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たえる
Romaji: taeru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with · ichidan verb, intransitive, transitive
to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave · ichidan verb, intransitive
to be fit for; to be equal to · ichidan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

あの騒音には耐えられないよ。

I can not stand that noise.

Tatoeba #230638

この家は地震に耐えますか。

Does this house withstand earthquakes?

Tatoeba #222804

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 耐える

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	耐える	たえる taeru
Polite (~masu)	耐えます	たえます taemasu
Negative	耐えない	たえない taenai
Polite negative	耐えません	たえません taemasen
Past	耐えた	たえた taeta
Polite past	耐えました	たえました taemashita
Negative past	耐えなかった	たえなかった taenakatta
Te-form	耐えて	たえて taete
Potential	耐えられる	たえられる taerareru
Passive	耐えられる	たえられる taerareru
Causative	耐えさせる	たえさせる taesaseru
Volitional	耐えよう	たえよう taeyou
Imperative	耐えろ	たえろ taero
Conditional (~ba)	耐えれば	たえれば taereba

Kanji in 耐える

耐

-proof, enduringタイ・た.える · 9 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1211310 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.