借りる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 借りる, read かりる, is an ichidan verb whose inflectional stem is 借り and whose dictionary-form ending is る.
• Basic usage: Use it for receiving and using another person's property temporarily, as in 図書館で本を借りる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Direction and roles
  • The borrowed item takes を, the lender can take に, and the return action is 返す.