Japanese reference
知れる
しれる
to become known
Regular · 17 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | しれる (shireru)something becomes known |
| Polite, masu | しれます (shiremasu)something becomes known |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | しれない (shirenai)something does not become known |
| Polite negative | しれません (shiremasen)something does not become known |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | しれた (shireta)something became known |
| Polite past | しれました (shiremashita)something became known |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | しれなかった (shirenakatta)something did not become known |
| Polite past negative | しれませんでした (shiremasendeshita)something did not become known |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | しれて (shirete)becoming known (and then) |
| Polite te-form | しれまして (shiremashite)becoming known (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | しれている (shireteiru)something is known |
| Polite te-iru | しれています (shireteimasu)something is known |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | しれれば (shirereba)if something becomes known |
| Rare literary polite conditional | しれますれば (shiremasureba)if something becomes known (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | しれたら (shiretara)if something becomes known |
| Polite conditional, tara | しれましたら (shiremashitara)if something becomes known |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | しれます (shiremasu)something becomes known |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | しれません (shiremasen)something does not become known |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | しれました (shiremashita)something became known |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | しれませんでした (shiremasendeshita)something did not become known |
Aspect
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | しれてしまう (shireteshimau)something becomes known completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | しれてしまいます (shireteshimaimasu)something becomes known completely or regrettably |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | しれたことがある (shiretakotogaaru)have the experience of: something became known |
| Polite past experience | しれたことがあります (shiretakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: something became known |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | しれると (shireruto)whenever you something becomes known |
| Polite automatic result | しれますと (shiremasuto)whenever you something becomes known |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | しれるなら (shirerunara)if you mean to something becomes known |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | しれるだろう (shirerudarou)probably something becomes known |
| Polite probability | しれるでしょう (shirerudeshou)probably something becomes known |
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