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Receiving an embrace with 〜れる

Grammar Explanation: Receptive verbs with 〜れる

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Tippy is glad that Cocoa is around to be friends with Chino, but it’s a problem for him.

ティッピー:
「だがその勝手(かって)に抱(だ)きつかれると困(こま)るというか」
“But being hugged like that without warning is a bit troubling.”
Literal: “But when I receive clinging hugs selfishly like that, it is troubling, or rather...”
「わしもほら今(いま)はこんな身体(からだ)だけど一応(いちおう)アレだし…」
“I may have a body like this now, but I'm still, you know...”

Key Points

1抱(だ)きつかれる presents Tippy as the one being hugged
  • Cocoa is the omitted performer, while Tippy describes the unwanted hugs from his own affected position.
2抱(だ)きつく becomes 抱(だ)きつかれる
  • The godan verb changes to 抱(だ)きつか before れる.
3勝手(かって)に and というか soften the complaint in different ways
  • 勝手(かって)に says Cocoa acts without permission. というか trails off as Tippy searches for a less direct way to call it troubling.
4一応(いちおう)アレだし avoids stating Tippy’s point directly
  • Tippy hints that he is still a man despite his current body. し leaves the embarrassing explanation unfinished.

Vocabulary

(For the time being)

一応(いちおう) means for now, tentatively, or more or less. It suggests that something is sufficient, though not necessarily ideal.

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