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Vol. 15 wakaru (to understand)

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wakaru (to understand): Group 1 
Informal Present
(Dictionary Form)
wakaru
分かる
Formal Present
(~ masu Form)
wakarimasu
分かります
Informal Past 
(~ ta Form)
wakatta
分かった
Formal Past  wakarimashita
分かりました
Informal Negative
(~ nai Form)
wakaranai
分からない
Formal Negative wakarimasen
分かりません
Informal Past Negative wakaranakatta
分からなかった
Formal Past Negative wakarimasen deshita
分かりませんでした
~ te Form wakatte
分かって
Conditional wakareba
分かれば
Volitional wakarou
分かろう
Passive wakarareru
分かられる
Causative wakaraseru
分からせる
Potential --------
Imperative
(Command)
wakare
分かれ

Examples

Wakarimasen.
分かりません。
I don't understand. 
Wakarimashita ka. 
分かりましたか。
Did you understand? 
Joukyou wa yoku wakarimasu.
状況は良く分かります。
I totally understand the situation.

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