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習う (ならう, narau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to take lessons in; to be taught”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ならう
- Romaji
- narau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 習う
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 習う | ならう narau |
| Polite (~masu) | 習います | ならいます naraimasu |
| Negative | 習わない | ならわない narawanai |
| Polite negative | 習いません | ならいません naraimasen |
| Past | 習った | ならった naratta |
| Polite past | 習いました | ならいました naraimashita |
| Negative past | 習わなかった | ならわなかった narawanakatta |
| Te-form | 習って | ならって naratte |
| Potential | 習える | ならえる naraeru |
| Passive | 習われる | ならわれる narawareru |
| Causative | 習わせる | ならわせる narawaseru |
| Volitional | 習おう | ならおう naraou |
| Imperative | 習え | ならえ narae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 習えば | ならえば naraeba |
Kanji in 習う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 習う.
練習れんしゅうpractice予習よしゅうpreparation for a lesson習慣しゅうかんhabit復習ふくしゅうreview (of learned material)学習がくしゅうlearning自習じしゅうself-study実習じっしゅうpractice (in the field)習字しゅうじpenmanship講習こうしゅうshort course慣習かんしゅうcustom教習きょうしゅうtraining風習ふうしゅうcustom見習うみならうto follow (someone's) example
Source: JMdict entry 1333070 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.