Japanese

おぼえる

おぼえる
Meaning: to remember; to memorize; to learn
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present おぼえる おぼえない
Polite おぼえます おぼえません
Past おぼえた おぼえなかった
Polite + Past おぼえました おぼえませんでした
Te-form おぼえて おぼえなくて
Potential おぼえられる おぼえられない
Passive おぼえられる おぼえられない
Causative おぼえさせる おぼえさせない
Imperative おぼえろ おぼえるな

Handwriting

お
ぼ
え
る

Example sentences

Learning new words is hard.
亡い祖父の言葉を今でも覚えている。
I still remember the words of my deceased grandfather.

Usage Notes

Can mean to commit something to memory, to recall something, or to acquire a skill.

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