れる (godan receptive)

れる is the receptive helper verb for godan verbs.¹

Kyouko got scolded.

京子ちゃんがしかられた。

Info

京子ちゃん is marked with the が particle, making her the core subject of the sentence.

しかる (to scold) is in あ-stem form しから, allowing the receptive helper to be attached.

れる (to receive (an action)) is the receptive helper verb, letting us know that the action it is attached to is being received (しかる in this case). It is in the た form, れた, placing the sentence into the past tense.

Footnotes

1. Japanese from Scratch (7.5) ↩