悟る
さとる · satoru
To perceive, to sense, to become aware, to notice, to detect, to discern
- to understand, to comprehend, to realize
- to attain enlightenment
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 悟りますさとります |
| Polite negative (ません) | 悟りませんさとりません |
| Polite past (ました) | 悟りましたさとりました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 悟りませんでしたさとりませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 悟りましょうさとりましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 悟りさとり |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 悟りたいさとりたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 悟りながらさとりながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 悟ってさとって |
| Plain past (た形) | 悟ったさとった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 悟ったらさとったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 悟っているさとっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 悟らないさとらない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 悟らなかったさとらなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 悟らなくてさとらなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 悟れるさとれる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 悟ればさとれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 悟れさとれ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 悟ろうさとろう |
| Passive (受身形) | 悟られるさとられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 悟らせるさとらせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 悟らされるさとらされる |
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What does 悟る mean?
To perceive, to sense, to become aware, to notice, to detect, to discern. It can also mean: to understand, to comprehend, to realize; to attain enlightenment.
How do you pronounce 悟る?
さとる (satoru). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 悟る?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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