手に入れる

te ni ireru
/te ni iɾeɾɯ/
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Get something and make it yours.

Examples

  • この情報はどうやって手に入れたの?
    How did you get this information?
  • 限定の切符を手に入れるのは難しい。
    It is hard to get a limited ticket.
  • 中古店で安く自転車を手に入れた。
    I picked up a bicycle cheaply at a secondhand shop.
  • 彼女は留学する機会を手に入れた。
    She got the chance to study abroad.
  • ずっと欲しかった本を手に入れた。
    I got hold of a book I had wanted for ages.

Similar words

入手する
手にする

Meanings

Obtain

everyday life
neutral
Acquire something wanted, such as an object, information, or an opportunity.

Examples

  • ずっと欲しかった本を手に入れた。
    I got hold of a book I had wanted for ages.
  • この情報はどうやって手に入れたの?
    How did you get this information?
  • 彼女は留学する機会を手に入れた。
    She got the chance to study abroad.
  • 限定の切符を手に入れるのは難しい。
    It is hard to get a limited ticket.
  • 中古店で安く自転車を手に入れた。
    I picked up a bicycle cheaply at a secondhand shop.

Similar words

Etymology

FAQ

What does 手に入れる mean?

Get something and make it yours.

How do you read 手に入れる?

It is read てにいれる, written te ni ireru.

When would you use 手に入れる?

Use with を for what a person actively obtains; it need not be a physical object.

How is 手に入れる different from 手に入る?

手に入る describes something becoming available to you; 手に入れる puts the person obtaining it in focus.

How does 手に入れる change in a sentence?

Conjugate the final verb 入れる: 手に入れた, 手に入れない, 手に入れて.

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