Receiving awareness with 〜れる

Grammar Explanation: Receptive verbs with 〜れる

After an accidental first meeting between Cocoa and Syaro, Chino recalls having seen a similar situation in a comic. Rize points out this is where romance often develops. Apart from that conversation, Syaro gets the feeling that this girl she doesn’t know is being somewhat conscious of her.

チャロ:: 「なんか意識(いしき)されてる！」; “I think I'm being noticed!”; Literal: “Somehow I'm being consciously noticed!”

Key Points

1意識(いしき)されてる means being noticed or kept in mind

The literal “being consciously regarded” becomes “being noticed” because Syaro senses that the unknown girl is paying special attention to her.

2されてる contracts されている

意識(いしき)する becomes receptive 意識(いしき)される, then されている describes the continuing state.

3なんか marks Syaro’s uncertain impression

Syaro lacks direct proof, so なんか frames the statement as a vague feeling that something is going on.

Vocabulary

意識 (Consciousness)

意識(いしき) means consciousness, awareness, or deliberate attention. It can refer to waking awareness, self-awareness, or being mindful of something.