言いい得えてる

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

hit the nail on the head; be spot-on; perfectly describe

Used when an expression, remark, or description captures something exactly right. Often in the form 言い得て妙 (いいえてみょう) meaning 'exquisitely put'.

彼かれの批ひ評ひょうはまさに言いい得えてる。
His criticism is spot-on.
その言こと葉ばは彼かの女じょの気き持もちを言いい得え

て

妙みょう

だ

。

That phrase exquisitely captures her feelings.

Written forms

言いい得えてる
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
言いいえてる
Variant with 得 in kana; less common but seen.
いい得えてる
Variant with 言い in kana; less common but seen.

Kanji

言say, word
得gain, get, find

Similar words

言いい当あてる
言い当てる means to guess or say something correctly, often by chance or deduction, while 言い得てる focuses on the aptness or perfection of the expression itself.
的まとを射いる
的を射る means to be to the point or hit the mark in a broader sense, not limited to expressions. 言い得てる is specifically about words or phrases being perfectly fitting.

Etymology

Compound of 言い (the continuative form of 言う 'to say') + 得てる (the potential form of 得る 'to get', here meaning 'to be able to say well'). The phrase literally means 'to be able to say (it) well', evolving into 'to express perfectly'.