しる

知る

N5Common wordGodan verb (ru ending)
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to knowto be aware (of)to be conscious (of)to learn (of)to find outto discover
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to senseto feelto noticeto realize
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to understandto comprehendto graspto appreciate
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to rememberto be familiar withto be acquainted with
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to experienceto go throughto know (e.g. hardship)
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to get acquainted with (a person)to get to know
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to have to do withto be concerned withto be one's concernto be one's responsibility

Conjugations

Basic

Present辞書形
知る(しる)
Negativeない形
知らない(しらない)
Pastた形
知った(しった)
Past Negativeなかった形
知らなかった(しらなかった)
Te-formて形
知って(しって)

Voice & Mood

Potential可能形
知れる(しれる)
Passive受身形
知られる(しられる)
Causative使役形
知らせる(しらせる)
Volitional意向形
知ろう(しろう)
Imperative命令形
知れ(しれ)
Conditionalば形
知れば(しれば)

Example Sentences

偶然にも(わたし)(かれ)を知っているの。

Coincidentally enough, I know him.

驚かない(ところ)をみると知ってたのね。

Seeing that you're not surprised, I think you must have known.

あらまあ、ホント、全く知らなんだ。

Oh my, you're right, I didn't know that at all.

誰がどんな趣味だろうと(きみ)の知ったことか?

Is it any of your business what someone's hobby is?

しかし生存者達は、その事実を知らなかった。

However, the survivors are unaware of that fact.