知る
しる · shiru
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
- to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 知りますしります |
| Polite negative (ません) | 知りませんしりません |
| Polite past (ました) | 知りましたしりました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 知りませんでしたしりませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 知りましょうしりましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 知りしり |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 知りたいしりたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 知りながらしりながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 知ってしって |
| Plain past (た形) | 知ったしった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 知ったらしったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 知っているしっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 知らないしらない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 知らなかったしらなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 知らなくてしらなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 知れるしれる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 知ればしれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 知れしれ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 知ろうしろう |
| Passive (受身形) | 知られるしられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 知らせるしらせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 知らされるしらされる |
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What does 知る mean?
To know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover. It can also mean: to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize; to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate; to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with.
How do you pronounce 知る?
しる (shiru). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 知る?
JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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