Receiving praise with 〜れる

Grammar Explanation: Receptive verbs with 〜れる

Cocoa responds positively to Rize’s comment how it’s unexpected that she can bake bread.

チノ:: 「褒(ほ)められてるわけじゃないと…」; “It's not like you're being praised...”; Literal: “It is not that you're receiving praise...”

褒(ほ)める’s negative stem is 褒(ほ)め. Append られる for 褒(ほ)められる.