我が意を得る · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 我が意を得る | 我が意を得ない |
| Polite | 我が意を得ます | 我が意を得ません |
| Past polite | 我が意を得ました | 我が意を得ませんでした |
| Past | 我が意を得た | 我が意を得なかった |
| Te-form | 我が意を得て | 我が意を得ないで |
| Desire | 我が意を得たい | 我が意を得たくない |
| Potential | 我が意を得られるalso 我が意を得れる | 我が意を得られないalso 我が意を得れない |
| Passive | 我が意を得られる | 我が意を得られない |
| Causative | 我が意を得させる | 我が意を得させない |
| Causative passive | 我が意を得させられる | 我が意を得させられない |
| Volitional | 我が意を得よう | |
| Polite volitional | 我が意を得ましょう | |
| Imperative | 我が意を得ろ | 我が意を得るな |
| Conditional | 我が意を得れば | 我が意を得なければ |
| Tara conditional | 我が意を得たら | 我が意を得なかったら |
approve of; find agreeable; be satisfied with
A somewhat literary set phrase meaning to find something matches one's own opinion or feeling. Often used in the perfective form 我が意を得たり as an exclamation of approval.
See also: 我が意を得たり
His proposal was something I could fully approve of.
Hearing those words, I thought, 'That's exactly what I think!'