Receptive verbs with 〜れる
Grammar: Unsorted » 〜れる
A receptive verb is used when the subject of the sentence has the action of the verb performed on them by another party.
A verb is made receptive by taking the negative stem of ごだん verbs, or appending ら for いちだん verbs, and appending the verb れる. くる becomes こられる, and する becomes される.
The subject (recipient of the action) is marked by the particle が. The performer of the action is marked by the particle に.
While Cocoa thinks Syaro wants her to stay away, Chiya explains that it’s because of the shop’s rabbit, Anko. 齧る’s negative stem is 齧ら. Append れる for 齧られる. After hearing Chiya’s ghost story, Cocoa is left tembling. 取り憑く’s negative stem is 取り憑か. Append れる for 取り憑かれる. Syaro is feeling down because a needless image of her has made its way to Rize. もつ’s negative stem is もた. Append れる for もたれる.Further Reading
Examples
Receiving a biting with 〜れる
Receiving a haunting with 〜れる
Receiving a held image with 〜れる
