Receiving a taking-away with 〜れる

Grammar Explanation: Receptive verbs with 〜れる

Cocoa isn’t certain why Chino is unset, until Rize explains what it meant when Cocoa completed the puzzle Chino had been working on a little each day.

リゼ:: 「楽(たの)しみが取(と)られてショックだろうな」; “She must be shocked that she had her fun got taken away.”; Literal: “Her fun was received as taken away, so she must be shocked.”

Key Points

1楽(たの)しみが取(と)られて describes a pleasure being taken away

楽(たの)しみが marks Chino’s daily enjoyment as the thing Cocoa took from her by finishing the puzzle.

2て links a cause to its effect

取(と)られて links the loss of Chino’s enjoyment to her shock. The receptive verb takes the て-form (取(と)る becomes 取(と)られる), and the emotional result follows.

3ショックだろうな is Rize’s inference

だろう marks a supposition and な voices Rize’s reflection that Chino must be upset.

Receiving a taking-away with 〜れる

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