手に入れる (てにいれる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

手てに入いれる

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Common wordJLPTN2

手に入れる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	手てに入いれる	手てに入いれない
Polite	手てに入いれます	手てに入いれません
Past polite	手てに入いれました	手てに入いれませんでした
Past	手てに入いれた	手てに入いれなかった
Te-form	手てに入いれて	手てに入いれないで
Desire	手てに入いれたい	手てに入いれたくない
Potential	手てに入いれられるalso 手てに入いれれる	手てに入いれられないalso 手てに入いれれない
Passive	手てに入いれられる	手てに入いれられない
Causative	手てに入いれさせる	手てに入いれさせない
Causative passive	手てに入いれさせられる	手てに入いれさせられない
Volitional	手てに入いれよう
Polite volitional	手てに入いれましょう
Imperative	手てに入いれろ	手てに入いれるな
Conditional	手てに入いれれば	手てに入いれなければ
Tara conditional	手てに入いれたら	手てに入いれなかったら

Meanings

expression, ichidan verb

obtain; get; acquire

Emphasizes finally getting something one has wanted or worked for; often implies effort or a successful outcome.

やっとチケットを手

Kanji

手hand
入enter, insert

Related words

入にゅう手しゅN2
入手する is a formal, business-like term for obtaining items or information, while 手に入れる is a more personal expression that often implies effort or satisfaction in getting something desired.
得えるN3
得る is a formal, written-style verb for gaining or obtaining something, whereas 手に入れる is the everyday, spoken expression with a stronger sense of finally acquiring what one wanted.
獲かく得とくN1
獲得する is used for winning or securing something through competition or achievement (like a title or right), while 手に入れる covers any successful act of acquiring something.
手てにするN2
手にする can mean simply holding something in one's hand or obtaining it, while 手に入れる specifically emphasizes the process of successfully acquiring something one wanted.
ゲットN1
ゲット is a casual loanword for getting something, often with a sense of luck or achievement, while 手に入れる is the more formal, neutral native expression for obtaining something.

Opposites

失うしなうN3
失う means to lose something, the opposite of 手に入れる, which means to gain or acquire it.

Don't confuse with

手てに取とる
手に取る means to physically pick something up in one's hand, while 手に入れる means to acquire ownership or possession of something, not just hold it.
手てにするN2
手に入れる stresses successfully obtaining something through effort, while 手にする can also simply mean physically picking something up without implying effort.
手てに入はいる
手に入る is intransitive (something becomes available/obtainable), while 手に入れる is transitive (someone actively obtains something), so learners must match the right particle and subject.

Built from

手て+入いれる

Etymology

A set phrase combining 手 (hand) + に (particle) + 入れる (to put in), literally 'to put into one's hand'. The expression is transparent and widely used in modern Japanese.