学ぶ
まなぶ · manabu
To learn, to study, to take lessons in
Other ways to say “to learn” in Japanese →
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Example sentences
この作戦から学ぶべき点は多い。
この さくせん から まなぶ べき てん は おおい。
There are many points to learn from this strategy.
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 学びますまなびます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 学びませんまなびません |
| Polite past (ました) | 学びましたまなびました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 学びませんでしたまなびませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 学びましょうまなびましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 学びまなび |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 学びたいまなびたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 学びながらまなびながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 学んでまなんで |
| Plain past (た形) | 学んだまなんだ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 学んだらまなんだら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 学んでいるまなんでいる |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 学ばないまなばない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 学ばなかったまなばなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 学ばなくてまなばなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 学べるまなべる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 学べばまなべば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 学べまなべ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 学ぼうまなぼう |
| Passive (受身形) | 学ばれるまなばれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 学ばせるまなばせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 学ばされるまなばされる |
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What does 学ぶ mean?
To learn, to study, to take lessons in.
How do you pronounce 学ぶ?
まなぶ (manabu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 学ぶ?
JLPT N3 — intermediate. See the JLPT N3 guide.
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