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事なきを得る, 事無きを得る

Kana Reading

ことなきをえる

Romaji

kotonakiwoeru

Word Senses

Parts of speech

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb

Meaning

to survive without problems; to manage to avoid further problems

Example sentence

こうして武田の悲鳴で通りすがりの船に気付いてもらえ、事なきをえました。 In this way a passing boat noticed them, thanks to Takeda's scream, and they survived without incident.

Examples of 事なきを得る, 事無きを得る, ことなきをえる in a sentence

こうして武田の悲鳴で通りすがりの船に気付いてもらえ、事なきをえました。

In this way a passing boat noticed them, thanks to Takeda's scream, and they survived without incident.

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain: 事なきを得る
Plain Polite: 事なきを得ます
Negative: 事なきを得ない
Negative Polite: 事なきを得ません

Past

Plain: 事なきを得た
Plain Polite: 事なきを得ました
Negative: 事なきを得なかった
Negative Polite: 事なきを得ませんでした

Plain: 事なきを得て
Plain Polite: 事なきを得まして
Negative: --
Negative Polite: --

Passive

Plain: 事なきを得られる
Plain Polite: 事なきを得られます
Negative: 事なきを得られない
Negative Polite: 事なきを得られません

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無 JLPT 2

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nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

On'Yomi: ム, ブ

Kun'Yomi: な.い

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得 JLPT 3

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gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

On'Yomi: トク

Kun'Yomi: え.る, う.る

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事 JLPT 4

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