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しッ

しっ · shi

JLPT N5 verb 連用形

is the masu-stem 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 しッ

Masu-stem (). The base for ます, たい and ながら, and the way to link two actions: 書き → 書きます.

This spelling is the version with a small っ (sound change before て/た): 待っ → 待って.

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

I'm training the dog so it can play with the cat.

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For dog training, patience is necessary.

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The trick is to simmer slowly until the heat is evenly distributed in this pot.

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Other forms and spellings

シルじるしろしろうしろっしろふしらしんしるしりしりゃジル
masu-stem of しる