手に入れた
te ni ireta
The Japanese way to say 'got' is 手に入れた (te ni ireta).
手に入れた is used when the speaker has successfully acquired or obtained something through effort or a specific action.
Meaning: colloquial have/has (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
手に入れた is the past tense of the verb phrase 手に入れる. The dictionary form is 手に入れる.
How do you pronounce it?
te ni ireta
Did you know?
- If you 'got' a phone number or a piece of information, the standard verb is 聞く (kiku), which actually means 'to ask' or 'to hear'.
- In Japanese, you can 'got' a disease or an illness using the verb かかる (kakaru), which is completely unrelated to the act of acquiring an object.
- If you want to say you 'got' or 'received' a gift from someone, you should use もらった (moratta) rather than 手に入れた.
Examples in context
- トムは銃を手に入れた。Tom got a firearm.Tatoeba #10492355 by small_snow, translation #10494754 by terrywallwork
- きっぷをタダで手に入れたよ。I got the ticket for nothing.Tatoeba #161139 by small_snow, translation #253379 by CK
- 昨日チケットを手に入れたんだ。I got tickets yesterday.Tatoeba #170083 by bunbuku, translation #244401 by CK
- ギフトをもらいました。I received a gift.
- ご飯をいただきました。I had a meal.
- 書類を受けました。I received the documents.
- プレゼントをもらった。I got a present.
- 念願のチケットを手に入れました。I finally got the long-awaited ticket.
- 22 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Hiroki and Himari are talking about a new video game.
- 大翔 Hirotoついに新しいゲームを手に入れたよ！Tsuini atarashii gēmu o te ni ireta yo!I finally got the new game!
- 陽葵 Himariすごい！どこで手に入れたの？Sugoi! Doko de te ni ireta no?Awesome! Where did you get it?
- 大翔 Hiroto駅の前のショップで手に入れたんだ。Eki no mae no shoppu de te ni ireta nda.I got it at the shop in front of the station.
- 陽葵 Himariいいな。私も明日買いに行こうかな。Ii na. Watashi mo ashita kai ni ikou kana.Lucky. Maybe I'll go buy it tomorrow too.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
