Japanese

える

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

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

覚
え
る

Example sentences

I memorized new English words.
彼女は友人の成功に対して強い嫉妬を覚えた。
She felt strong jealousy towards her friend's success.
彼は暴力に対して強い嫌悪を覚えた。
He felt a strong loathing toward violence.
この学習法は、単語を覚えるのに非常に効果的だ。
This study method is very effective for memorizing words.
動詞の過去形を覚えましょう。
Let's memorize the past tense forms of verbs.
彼の失礼な態度に強い不快感を覚えた。
I felt a strong sense of displeasure at his rude attitude.
彼は世界的な名声を得たが、決して慢心しなかった。
He gained worldwide fame but never became conceited.
彼は詳細を覚えていなかったので、あやふやな返事をした。
He gave a vague answer because he didn't remember the details.
彼は事件の夜のことを断片的にしか覚えていなかった。
He only remembered the night of the incident fragmentarily.
先生は生徒ひとりひとりの名前を覚えている。
The teacher remembers each student's name.

Usage Notes

Often used for committing information to memory or learning a skill.

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