弁える
わきまえる
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.)
Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish- to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 弁えるわきまえる | 弁えますわきまえます |
| Negative | 弁えないわきまえない | 弁えませんわきまえません |
| Past | 弁えたわきまえた | 弁えましたわきまえました |
| Past negative | 弁えなかったわきまえなかった | 弁えませんでしたわきまえませんでした |
| Te-form | 弁えてわきまえて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 弁えられるわきまえられる |
| Passive | 弁えられるわきまえられる |
| Causative | 弁えさせるわきまえさせる |
| Volitional | 弁えようわきまえよう |
| Imperative | 弁えろわきまえろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 弁えればわきまえれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 弁えたらわきまえたら |
Example sentences
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Remember your station in life.
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It was civil of him to offer his seat to the old man.
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He did not even have the grace to apologize.
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That's because we knew our place.
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You ought to know better at your age.
More examples (5)
スミスさんは礼儀をわきまえているので他の人の悪口は言わない。
Mr Smith is too polite to say anything bad about others.
第一には、ものの見方を正しくしてその原因と結果とをよくわきまえる。
First, they should have right ideas of things, ideas that are based on careful observation, and understand causes of effects and their significance correctly.
私たちが意識してほかの礼儀正しさの形をわきまえることが大切である。
Therefore it is important for us to be aware of other forms of politeness.
道理をわきまえた人なら、だれがそんな気が変な男の言うことに耳を貸すものか。
Who that has reason will listen to such a mad man?
出処進退の潔さをわきまえている、と彼は言っているけれど、いざとなったらどうだかね。
He always talks as though he knows how to handle himself but you never know how he'll act when the chips are down.