分かる（わかる）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: to understand
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 分かります | わかります |
| te-form | 分かって | わかって |
| ta-form (past) | 分かった | わかった |
| nai-form (negative) | 分からない | わからない |
| potential form | 分かれる | わかれる |
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Example sentences
- 先生の説明がとてもよく分かった。 — I understood the teacher's explanation very well.
- この漢字の意味がまだ分からない。 — I still don't understand the meaning of this kanji.
Idioms & proverbs containing “分かる”
- 瑠璃も玻璃も照らせば分かる (るりもはりもてらせばわかる) — cream rises to the top; great talent will stand out anywhere; you realize what things are lapis lazuli and crystal when they are lit up
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