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Usages of siru
先生 は 私 が どこ に 住んで いる か 知って います。sensei ha watasi ga doko ni sunde iru ka sitte imasu.
The teacher knows where I live.
私 は その 町 を 知りません。watasi ha sono mati wo sirimasen.
I don't know that town.
私 は まだ 新しい 規則 を 知りません。watasi ha mada atarasii kisoku wo sirimasen.
I don’t know the new rules yet.
問題 の 原因 を 知る に は、 直接 見た 人 に 聞くの が 早い。mondai no genin wo siru ni ha, tyokusetu mita hito ni kikuno ga hayai.
To find out the cause of a problem, the fastest way is to ask someone who saw it directly.
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