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Receiving a scolding with 〜れる

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Cocoa recalls how she used to swim in the public bath when she was younger.

シャロ:
「それでよく(おこ)れたわよね」
“You used to get receive a scolding for that a lot, right?”
Literal: “You often received a scolding for that, right?”

(おこ)る’s negative stem is (おこ)ら. Append れる for (おこ)られる.

Key Points

  • それで at the start of a sentence refers back to something previously said and introduces the result, much like “so” or “therefore” or “and then”.
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