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Japanese

わる

おそわる
Meaning: to be taught; to learn from
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 教わる 教わらない
Polite 教わります 教わりません
Past 教わった 教わらなかった
Polite + Past 教わりました 教わりませんでした
Te-form 教わって 教わらなくて
Potential 教われる 教われない
Passive 教わられる 教わられない
Causative 教わらせる 教わらせない
Causative + Passive 教わらされる 教わらされない
Imperative 教われ 教わるな

Example sentences

私は祖母から料理を教わりました。
I learned cooking from my grandmother.
先輩に仕事のやり方を教わった。
I was taught how to do the job by my senior.
寺で合掌の作法を教わり、毎朝手を合わせている。
At the temple, I learned the proper way to press my palms together and now do it every morning.
弓道部に入って初めて、安土に的を立てる作業を教わった。
When I joined the Kyudo club, I was first taught how to set up the targets on the target bank.
カレーの作り方を教わった。
I was taught how to make curry.

Usage Notes

Focuses on the perspective of the person receiving the instruction.

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