習う
ならう · narau
To take lessons in, to be taught, to learn (from a teacher), to study (under a teacher), to get training in
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 習いますならいます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 習いませんならいません |
| Polite past (ました) | 習いましたならいました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 習いませんでしたならいませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 習いましょうならいましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 習いならい |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 習いたいならいたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 習いながらならいながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 習ってならって |
| Plain past (た形) | 習ったならった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 習ったらならったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 習っているならっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 習わないならわない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 習わなかったならわなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 習わなくてならわなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 習えるならえる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 習えばならえば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 習えならえ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 習おうならおう |
| Passive (受身形) | 習われるならわれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 習わせるならわせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 習わされるならわされる |
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What does 習う mean?
To take lessons in, to be taught, to learn (from a teacher), to study (under a teacher), to get training in.
How do you pronounce 習う?
ならう (narau). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 習う?
JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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