調べる（しらべる）
JLPT N4 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 3
Meaning: to research / look up
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 調べます | しらべます |
| te-form | 調べて | しらべて |
| ta-form (past) | 調べた | しらべた |
| nai-form (negative) | 調べない | しらべない |
| potential form | 調べられる | しらべられる |
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Example sentences
- わからない言葉を辞書で調べる。 — I look up words I don't know in a dictionary.
- 警察が事故の原因を調べている。 — The police are investigating the cause of the accident.
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