知れる|しれるshireru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto become known; to come to light; to be discovered
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be known; to be understoodusu. in the negative
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be evident; to be obvious; to go without sayingas 知れたこと
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be very intense (of worry, hope, etc.); to be severeas どんなに…か知れない, どれほど...か知れない, etc.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 知れる(しれる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 知れます(しれます) |
| Negative (nai) | 知れない(しれない) |
| polite (masen) | 知れません(しれません) |
| classical zu / nu | 知れず・知れぬ(しれず・しれぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 知れた(しれた) |
| polite (mashita) | 知れました(しれました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 知れなかった(しれなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 知れませんでした(しれませんでした) |
| Te form | 知れて(しれて) |
| Potential | 知れられる(しれられる) |
| Passive | 知れられる(しれられる) |
| Causative | 知れさせる(しれさせる) |
| Causative passive | 知れさせられる(しれさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 知れれば(しれれば) |
| tara | 知れたら(しれたら) |
| Volitional | 知れよう(しれよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 知れましょう(しれましょう) |
| Imperative | 知れろ(しれろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
秘密が知れる
知れる emphasizes that information becomes known or comes to light without an agent, while 知る emphasizes a person actively knowing or learning that information.
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