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Japanese verb知る (shiru) Conjugation
知る (shiru) means “to know, to get to know”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 知らない and 知ります, and the te-form is 知って. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to know, to get to know
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 知る
- Reading
- しる
- Romaji
- shiru
- Masu form
- 知ります
- Nai form
- 知らない
- Te-form
- 知って
- Ta form
- 知った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 知る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知らない |
| Polite | 知ります |
| Polite negative | 知りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 知った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知らなかった |
| Polite | 知りました |
| Polite negative | 知りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 知って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 知っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知っていない |
| Polite | 知っています |
| Polite negative | 知っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 知りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知りたくない |
| Polite | 知りたいです |
| Polite negative | 知りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 知ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 知りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 知れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 知るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 知ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 知らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 知れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知れない |
| Polite | 知れます |
| Polite negative | 知れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 知れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 知ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 知られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知られない |
| Polite | 知られます |
| Polite negative | 知られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 知らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知らせない |
| Polite | 知らせます |
| Polite negative | 知らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 知らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知らされない |
| Polite | 知らされます |
| Polite negative | 知らされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 買う (kau)to buy
- 待つ (matsu)to wait
- 会う (au)to meet
- わかる (wakaru)to understand
- 思う (omou)to think
- 言う (iu)to say
- 使う (tsukau)to use
- 作る (tsukuru)to make
- 帰る (kaeru)to go home, to return
- 入る (hairu)to enter
- 出る (deru)to leave, to go out
- 起きる (okiru)to get up, to wake up
About these tables
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