習う（ならう）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: to learn
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 習います | ならいます |
| te-form | 習って | ならって |
| ta-form (past) | 習った | ならった |
| nai-form (negative) | 習わない | ならわない |
| potential form | 習える | ならえる |
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Example sentences
- 子供のころからピアノを習っている。 — I've been learning piano since I was a child.
- 日本語を三年間習った。 — I studied Japanese for three years.
Idioms & proverbs containing “習う”
- 習うより慣れろ (ならうよりなれろ) — experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
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