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Breakdown of wakaru
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Animal legs, once met by a sword, are separated parts.
Usages of wakaru
分からない けど、 好き だ よ！wakaranai kedo, suki da yo!
Although (I) don't understand it, (I) like it!
分かりました か。 はい、 分かりました。wakarimashita ka. hai, wakarimashita.
Did you understand? Yes, I understood.
中国語 が わかる か。chuugokugo ga wakaru ka.
Do you understand Chinese?
Literally: is Chinese understood?
これ の 意味 が わからない。kore no imi ga wakaranai.
I don't understand what this means.
彼 の 新しい 車 は 高い か 安い か、 分かります か？kare no atarashii kuruma wa takai ka yasui ka, wakarimasu ka?
Do you know if his new car is expensive or cheap?
お母さん が 来ないの が 分かりました。okaasan ga konaino ga wakarimashita.
I understood that your mother wouldn't come.
彼女 の 意見 が 分からない。kanojo no iken ga wakaranai.
I don't understand her view.
それ は 私 も 分からない。sore wa watashi mo wakaranai.
I don't know that either.
どちら が 正しい か 分かりません。dochira ga tadashii ka wakarimasen.
I don't know which one is correct.
彼女 が 来る か どう か 分からない。kanojo ga kuru ka dou ka wakaranai.
I don't know whether or not she will come.
その 映画 が 面白い か どう か 分かりません。sono eiga ga omoshiroi ka dou ka wakarimasen.
I don't know whether or not the movie is interesting.
彼女 が 日本語 を 話せる か どう か 分かります か？kanojo ga nihongo o hanaseru ka dou ka wakarimasu ka?
Do you know whether or not she can speak Japanese?
火事 の 原因 は まだ わかって いません。kaji no genin wa mada wakatte imasen.
The cause of the fire is still unknown.
合格する か どう か、 まだ 分かりません。goukakusuru ka dou ka, mada wakarimasen.
I don’t know yet if I will pass.
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