Receiving an overtaking with 〜れる
Grammar Explanation: Receptive verbs with 〜れる
Chino watches as her “grandpa” bread as it bakes alongside Cocoa’s and Chiya’s breads.
- チノ:
- 「おじいちゃんがココアさんと千夜さんに抜かされました！」
- “Grandpa got passed by Cocoa-san and Chiya-san!”
- Literal: “Grandpa received being passed by Cocoa-san and Chiya-san!”
- “Grandpa got passed by Cocoa-san and Chiya-san!”
抜かす’s negative stem is 抜かさ. Append れる for 抜かされる.
Key Points
- さん is an honorific suffix attached to a person’s name to show respect and social distance, roughly equivalent to “Mr.”, “Ms.”, or “Mrs.” in English, though it’s used far more broadly and doesn’t specify gender or marital status.
See Also
- External: Past tense with 〜た・〜だ
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