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Grammar detail: 〜得る(うる/える)

〜得る(うる/える)  is possible to
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得る (usually read える, sometimes read うる)
is used to mean
something is feasible; something can be done etc.
その
ほうあん
法案
かけつ
可決
されれば
しゅうぎいん
衆議院
かいさん
解散
あり
だろう
If that plan is adopted, it's conceivable the House of Representatives could be dissolved.
This expression is used only with specific verbs, often expressing existence or change of state. Some of the most common usages are: あり
る, なし
る, しうる,
こり
きょう
今日
なし
こと
あした
明日
まで
ばす

Never put off to tomorrow what you can do today.
かれ
とてもよく
くんれん
訓練
された
やくしゃ
役者
だけ
ほんとう
本当
せいこう
成功
おも
っている

He thinks that only very well trained actors can be really successful.
よりもっと
うつく
しい
もの
なに
こり
ない

Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.
る on its own is a common verb meaning 'to get' or 'to acquire' etc:
わたし
のぞ
んでいた
ちい
地位
ことできなかった
I failed to get the position I wanted.
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Kanji used in this grammar

トク    profit   え    う to acquire   
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キ   おきる to wake up, to get up   おこる to happen   おこす to rouse   
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ホウ   ハッ   ホッ    method   
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アン    plan   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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ケツ   きめる to decide   きまる to be decided   
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シュウ   シュ    populace, multitude   
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ギ    deliberation   
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イン    institution   
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カイ   ゲ   と to untie, solve, resolve   とける to come undone, disappear   とかす to melt, dissolve   
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サン   ちらす to scatter, to distribute   ちらかす to scatter around   ちらかる to be in disorder   ち to fall (leaves etc)   
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コン   キン   いま now   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
メイ   ミョウ   あかり light   あかるい bright   あかるむ to brighten   あからむ to become luminous (at dawn)   あきらか obvious   あかす to lay bare   あ to open   あける to empty   
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エン   のばす to prolong, lengthen   のびる to be delayed, postponed   のべる to postpone   
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ヒ   かれ he   
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クン    teaching, precept; Japanese reading of a kanji   
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レン   ね to polish up, knead, train   
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ヤク   エキ    office, role; service   
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シャ   もの person, someone   
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ホン   book   もと origin   
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トウ   あてる    あたる to hit   
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セイ   ジョウ   な to become   な to perform, to accomplish   
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ク   コウ    achievement   
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シ   おも to think   
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シ   death   し die   
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ビ   うつくしい beautiful   
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カ   なに    なん what?   
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シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ボウ   モウ   のぞ to wish for   
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チ   ジ    ground   
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イ   くらい rank   
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