Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI know | ||
| NegativeI don’t know |
JAPANESE VERB
知る
to know
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI know | ||
| NegativeI don’t know |
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI knew | ||
| NegativeI didn’t know |
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formknowing, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am knowing | ||
| Please (て ください)please know |
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can know | ||
| NegativeI can’t know |
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to know | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to know |
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s know |
条件形 · “if” and “when”
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am known | ||
| CausativeI make someone know |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
ゆい の でんわばんごう を しりません か。
Do you happen to know Yui's phone number?
ニュース で その じこ を しりました。
I learned of the accident from the news.
さとう さん を しって います か。
Do you know Mrs. Sato?
あした は ゆき かもしれません。
It might snow tomorrow.
にほん の れきし を もっと しりたい です。
I want to know more about Japanese history.
まず あいて を しろう と しました。
First I tried to get to know the other person.
ほんとう の こと を しったら、 おこる でしょう。
If she found out the truth, she'd be angry.
しらない ひと に ついて いかないで ください。
Don't go off with people you don't know.
ひみつ を みんな に しられて しまいました。
My secret got out to everyone.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Beginner Level 1 · しって · しって います · しりません。
Beginner Level 3 · しりません
Intermediate Level 1 · しってる。
Intermediate Level 2 · しってる。
Intermediate Level 2 · しらなかった
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).