godan verb (v5r, vi) · N5
分かるwakaru
to know, to understand
- to understand
- to comprehend
- to grasp
Remember it
Connect the sound to "walk arrow". Picture an arrow lighting up when someone understands in a scene for "to know, to understand" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 分かる | 分かった | 分からない | 分からなかった |
Formal -masu base | 分かります | 分かりました | 分かりません | 分かりませんでした |
te-form
分かって
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5