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しろ

shiro

JLPT N5 verb 意志推量形

is the volitional form of しる — to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover.

  • to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize
  • to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate
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How it’s built

しる しろ

Volitional form (). “Let’s …” or “I’ll …”: 書こう (let’s write). With とする it means “try to”.

しる is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite しります
Polite negative しりません
Polite past しりました
Polite past negative しりませんでした
Let us ~ しりましょう
Masu-stem しり
Want to ~ しりたい
While ~ing しりながら
Te-form しって
Plain past しった
Tara-conditional しったら
Progressive しっている
Plain negative しらない
Plain past negative しらなかった
Negative te-form しらなくて
Potential しれる
Ba-conditional しれば
Imperative しれ
Volitional しろう
Passive しられる
Causative しらせる
Causative-passive しらされる

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In real sentences

Take one spoonful of this syrup after each meal.

Nihoner sentence bank

Do be quiet!

Tatoeba #142512 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

We are not amused.

Tatoeba #125733 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Other forms and spellings

シルじるしろうしろっしろふしらしんしるしりしッしりゃジル
volitional form of しる