JLPT N1 · Verb

堪える (taeru)

堪える (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 堪える

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

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

Kanji in 堪える

堪

withstand, endure, supportカン・タン・た.える・たま.る · 12 strokes

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