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生まれる

うまれる

N5be born · emerge

Examples

姉に元気な赤ちゃんが生まれました。

異なる意見を話し合う中で、新しい案が生まれました。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 生まれる is read as うまれる and is an ichidan intransitive verb whose subject is what is born or comes into existence.
  • Basic usage: It covers a baby being born and a new idea emerging through discussion.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Intransitive pattern
    • In 姉に赤ちゃんが生まれる, the baby is the subject and 姉に identifies the person to whom the child is born.
  • Abstract emergence
    • In 新しい案が生まれる, an idea rather than a person comes into existence, so emerge fits the context.

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