ら抜ぬき

noun

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

• 「食たべれる」は「ら抜ぬき」の例れいだ。

  "Tabereru" is an example of ra-removed speech.

• ら抜ぬきは若わかい世せ代だいでよく使つかわれる。

  Ra-removed forms are often used by younger generations.