知れる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 知れる | 知れない |
| Polite | 知れます | 知れません |
| Past polite | 知れました | 知れませんでした |
| Past | 知れた | 知れなかった |
| Te-form | 知れて | 知れないで |
| Desire | 知れたい | 知れたくない |
| Potential | 知れられるalso 知れれる | 知れられないalso 知れれない |
| Passive | 知れられる | 知れられない |
| Causative | 知れさせる | 知れさせない |
| Causative passive | 知れさせられる | 知れさせられない |
| Volitional | 知れよう | |
| Polite volitional | 知れましょう | |
| Imperative | 知れろ | 知れるな |
| Conditional | 知れれば | 知れなければ |
| Tara conditional | 知れたら | 知れなかったら |
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
become known; come to light; be discovered
Describes information, truth, or a situation becoming known, often unintentionally. Common in expressions like お里が知れる.
See also: お里が知れる
彼の秘密がついに知れた。
His secret finally came to light.
Your upbringing shows in the way you speak.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Usually used in the negative (知れない) to mean 'cannot be known/understood'. Common in fixed phrases like 気が知れない and 得体の知れない.
I have no idea what he's thinking.
I saw a creature of unknown identity.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be insignificant; not amount to much
Used in the pattern 高が知れている to belittle something as trivial or limited. The verb itself carries the meaning of 'being known to be small in scale'.
See also: たかが知れている
His ability is nothing to speak of.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be obvious; go without saying
Used in the fixed phrase 知れたこと to mean something is self-evident or a matter of course.
That goes without saying.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be very intense; be severe
Used in patterns like どんなに…か知れない to express an extreme degree of emotion or state, such as worry or hope. The verb indicates that the extent is unknowable because it is so great.
You can't imagine how worried I am.
His hidden past came to light.
I can't even say how happy I am.
countless; innumerable