心得る
こころえる
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to regard as
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to regard as; to take for- to (understand and) accept (a responsibility)
- to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of; to know (how to do)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 心得るこころえる | 心得ますこころえます |
| Negative | 心得ないこころえない | 心得ませんこころえません |
| Past | 心得たこころえた | 心得ましたこころえました |
| Past negative | 心得なかったこころえなかった | 心得ませんでしたこころえませんでした |
| Te-form | 心得てこころえて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 心得られるこころえられる |
| Passive | 心得られるこころえられる |
| Causative | 心得させるこころえさせる |
| Volitional | 心得ようこころえよう |
| Imperative | 心得ろこころえろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 心得ればこころえれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 心得たらこころえたら |
Example sentences
泳ぎは心得ていますよ。
We know how to swim.
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She knows her husband's psychology.
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He has entirely no understanding of manners.
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She is good with kids.
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He is man of moderate views.
More examples (7)
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She knows well how to deal with children.
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She had the decency to apologize.
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He knows how to make good use of his time.
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He looked as if he knew all about it.
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It would be best to leave it to a man who knows the ropes.
その係長は勤勉な男ではないが、上役にとり入る術を心得ているから、早く昇進するのだ。
The chief clerk is not a hardworking man, but gets ahead rapidly because he knows how to curry favor with his superiors.
あの実業家がこつを心得ていて、自分の思うがままになる資金がもっとあれば、成功の見込みはもっと大きいのだ。
The chances of success are greater if the business man knows the ropes, and also has more funds at his disposal.