ra-removed; dropping ra in potential forms
Linguistic term for the colloquial tendency to drop ら from the potential form of ichidan verbs (e.g., 食べられる → 食べれる). Abbreviation of ら抜き言葉.
See also: ら抜き言葉
"Tabereru" is an example of ra-removed speech.
Ra-removed forms are often used by younger generations.
From ら (ra) + 抜き (nuki, 'removal'), referring to the omission of the mora ら in certain verb forms.