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Conjugation of Japanese verb 知る - know - shiru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    shi

    Meaning

    know

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    知る

    Reading

    しる
    shiru

    Meaning

    to know / does know / will know

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    知ない

    Reading

    しない
    shinai

    Meaning

    to not know / does not know / will not know

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    知ます

    Reading

    します
    shimasu

    Meaning

    to know / does know / will know

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    知ません

    Reading

    しません
    shimasen

    Meaning

    to not know / does not know / will not know

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    知た

    Reading

    した
    shita

    Meaning

    did know

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    知なかった

    Reading

    しなかった
    shinakatta

    Meaning

    did not know

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    知ました

    Reading

    しました
    shimashita

    Meaning

    did know

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    知ませんでした

    Reading

    しませんでした
    shimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not know

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    知て

    Reading

    して
    shite

    Meaning

    know, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    知ないで

    Reading

    しないで
    shinaide

    Meaning

    not know, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    知なくて

    Reading

    しなくて
    shinakute

    Meaning

    not know, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    知まして

    Reading

    しまして
    shimashite

    Meaning

    know, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    知ませんで

    Reading

    しませんで
    shimasende

    Meaning

    not know, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    知ろ

    Reading

    しろ
    shiro

    Meaning

    know!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    知よ

    Reading

    しよ
    shiyo

    Meaning

    know! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    知るな

    Reading

    しるな
    shiruna

    Meaning

    do not know!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    知なさい

    Reading

    しなさい
    shinasai

    Meaning

    know!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    知なさるな

    Reading

    しなさるな
    shinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not know!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    知てください

    Reading

    してください
    shitekudasai

    Meaning

    please know

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お知ください

    Reading

    おしください
    oshikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly know

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    知ないでください

    Reading

    しないでください
    shinaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not know

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お知なさいませ

    Reading

    おしなさいませ
    oshinasaimase

    Meaning

    please know

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お知なさいますな

    Reading

    おしなさいますな
    oshinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not know

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    知ている

    Reading

    している
    shiteiru

    Meaning

    is doing know / is know(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    知ています

    Reading

    しています
    shiteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing know / is know(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    知ていません

    Reading

    していません
    shiteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing know / is not know(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    知ていた

    Reading

    していた
    shiteita

    Meaning

    was doing know / was know(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    知ていました

    Reading

    していました
    shiteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing know / was know(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    知ていませんでした

    Reading

    していませんでした
    shiteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing know / was not know(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    知よう

    Reading

    しよう
    shiyou

    Meaning

    let's know / will know

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    知まい

    Reading

    しまい
    shimai

    Meaning

    let's not know / will not know

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    知ましょう

    Reading

    しましょう
    shimashou

    Meaning

    let's know / will know

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    知ますまい

    Reading

    しますまい
    shimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not know / will not know

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    知るだろう

    Reading

    しるだろう
    shirudarou

    Meaning

    will probably know

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    知ないだろう

    Reading

    しないだろう
    shinaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not know

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    知るでしょう

    Reading

    しるでしょう
    shirudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably know

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    知ないでしょう

    Reading

    しないでしょう
    shinaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not know

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    知ただろう

    Reading

    しただろう
    shitadarou

    Meaning

    probably did know

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    知なかっただろう

    Reading

    しなかっただろう
    shinakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not know

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    知たでしょう

    Reading

    したでしょう
    shitadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did know

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    知なかったでしょう

    Reading

    しなかったでしょう
    shinakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not know

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    知れば

    Reading

    しれば
    shireba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does know

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    知なければ

    Reading

    しなければ
    shinakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not know

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    知たら

    Reading

    したら
    shitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did know

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    知なかったら

    Reading

    しなかったら
    shinakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not know

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    知ましたら

    Reading

    しましたら
    shimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did know

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    知ませんでしたら

    Reading

    しませんでしたら
    shimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not know

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    知られる

    Reading

    しられる
    shirareru

    Meaning

    can know

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    知られない

    Reading

    しられない
    shirarenai

    Meaning

    cannot know

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    知られます

    Reading

    しられます
    shiraremasu

    Meaning

    can know

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    知られません

    Reading

    しられません
    shiraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot know

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    知させる

    Reading

    しさせる
    shisaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) know

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    知させない

    Reading

    しさせない
    shisasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) know

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    知させます

    Reading

    しさせます
    shisasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) know

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    知させません

    Reading

    しさせません
    shisasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) know

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    知られる

    Reading

    しられる
    shirareru

    Meaning

    be know

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    知られない

    Reading

    しられない
    shirarenai

    Meaning

    not be know

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    知られます

    Reading

    しられます
    shiraremasu

    Meaning

    be know

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    知られません

    Reading

    しられません
    shiraremasen

    Meaning

    not be know

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    知たり

    Reading

    したり
    shitari

    Meaning

    did things like know

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    知なかったり

    Reading

    しなかったり
    shinakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like know

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    知ましたり

    Reading

    しましたり
    shimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like know

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    知ませんでしたり

    Reading

    しませんでしたり
    shimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like know

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    知たい

    Reading

    したい
    shitai

    Meaning

    want to know

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    知たくない

    Reading

    したくない
    shitakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to know

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    知たかった

    Reading

    したかった
    shitakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to know

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    知たくなかった

    Reading

    したくなかった
    shitakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to know

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    知たくて

    Reading

    したくて
    shitakute

    Meaning

    want to know, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    知たくなくて

    Reading

    したくなくて
    shitakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to know, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    知たく

    Reading

    したく
    shitaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to know

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    知たければ

    Reading

    したければ
    shitakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to know

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    知たくなければ

    Reading

    したくなければ
    shitakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to know

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    知たかったら

    Reading

    したかったら
    shitakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to know

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    知たくなかったら

    Reading

    したくなかったら
    shitakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to know

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    知たさ

    Reading

    したさ
    shitasa

    Meaning

    the desire to know

Word Detail

    word

    知る

    Meaning

    Know

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Know

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