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習う

to learn

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Conjugation of 習う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
習う
narau
I learn
Present informal negative tense
習わない
narawanai
I don't learn
Present formal tense
習います
naraimasu
I learn
Present formal negative tense
習いません
naraimasen
I do not learn
私/俺
Past informal tense
習った
naratta
I learned
Past informal negative tense
習わなかった
narawanakatta
I didn't learn
Past formal tense
習いました
naraimashita
I learn
Past formal negative tense
習いませんでした
naraimasen deshita
I did not learn
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
習え
narae
learn
Imperative negative mood
習うな
narau na
don't learn
Imperative formal mood
習ってください
naratte kudasai
please learn
Imperative formal negative mood
習わないでください
narawanai dekudasai
please do not learn
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
習って
naratte
learn
Passive stem
習われる
narawareru
learned
Hypothetical tense
習え
narae
if I learned
Hypothetical conditional stem
習えば
naraeba
learned
私/俺
Volitional stem
習おう
naraō
will learn
Potential stem
習える
naraeru
learned
Continuative stem
習い
narai
learning
Causative stem
習わせる
narawaseru
allow to learn
私/俺
Imperfective stem
習わ
narawa
learn

Examples of 習う

どうやって死ぬかについて 習った

I learned how to die a long time ago.

お母さんに銃の撃ち方を 習った？

Was that your mother teaching you to shoot?