有り得る

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
有 得
あ
Grade: 3
う
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
あり得る
ありうる

From あり (ari, “to exist”, continuative form) + 得(う)る (uru, “to be able to”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ありう​る [àríúꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾʲiɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

有(あ)り得(う)る • (ariuru) intransitive irregular

  1. to be possible; to be able to exist
    すでに手(て)遅(おく)れということもありうる
    sude ni teokure to iu koto mo ariuru
    It may be too late.
    事故(じこ)の発生(はっせい)はありうることだ
    jiko no hassei wa ariuru koto da
    Accidents may happen.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
有 得
あ
Grade: 3
え
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
あり得る
ありえる

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ありえ​る [àríéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾʲie̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

有(あ)り得(え)る • (arieru) intransitive ichidan (stem 有(あ)り得(え) (arie), past 有(あ)り得(え)た (arieta))

  1. Alternative form of 有り得る (ariuru).
Conjugation
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