覚おぼえる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

memorize; remember; bear in mind

Core sense: committing information to memory or keeping it in mind. Covers deliberate memorization and remembering facts, words, or instructions.

• 毎まい日にち10個この単たん語ごを覚おぼえるようにしている。

  I try to memorize ten words every day.

• 彼かれの名な前まえをなかなか覚おぼえられない。

  I just can't remember his name.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

learn; pick up; acquire

Only when written 覚える

Learning a skill, language, or knowledge through experience or study. Often implies gaining practical ability, not just rote memorization.

• 料りょう理りのコツを覚おぼえるのに時じ間かんがかかった。

  It took time to learn the tricks of cooking.

• 子こ供どもはすぐに新あたらしい遊あそびを覚おぼえる。

  Children pick up new games quickly.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

feel; experience

Only when written 覚える

Used for feeling emotions, sensations, or physical discomfort. Common with nouns like 違和感, 痛み, 喜び, 不安.

• 彼かれの言こと葉ばに違い和わ感かんを覚おぼえた。

  I felt something off about his words.

• 胸むねに鋭するどい痛いたみを覚おぼえた。

  I felt a sharp pain in my chest.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

think; regard

Only when written 覚える

Rare, literary use for holding an opinion or regarding something in a certain way. Mostly found in fixed expressions or older writing.

• 彼かれを英えい雄ゆうと覚おぼえる者ものもいた。

  There were those who regarded him as a hero.