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Breakdown of siru
know
知
After you threaten to put an arrow through their mouths, your prisoners suddenly know all information you need.
Usages of siru
パスワード を 知って います か。pasuwaado wo sitte imasu ka.
Do you know the password?
すみません が、 答え を 知らなかった。sumimasen ga, kotae wo siranakatta.
I am sorry (but), I didn't know the answer.
パスワード を 知って いません でした か。pasuwaado wo sitte imasen desita ka.
Didn't you know the password?
ラーメン の 食べ方 は 知って いる か。raamen no tabekata ha sitte iru ka.
Do you know how to eat ramen?
辞書 を 使わないで その 言葉 の 意味 を 知って いました。zisyo wo tukawanaide sono kotoba no imi wo sitte imasita.
(She) knew the meaning of that word without using a dictionary.
あちら の 子供、 知って います か？atira no kodomo, sitte imasu ka?
Do you know that child over there?
この 漢字 の 意味 を 知って います か？kono kanzi no imi wo sitte imasu ka?
Do you know the meaning of this kanji?
私 は 知らない 人 に 道 を 聞きました。watasi ha siranai hito ni miti wo kikimasita.
I asked a stranger for directions.
子供 まで その 映画 を 知って います。kodomo made sono eiga wo sitte imasu.
Even children know that movie.
彼女 が どこ に 住んで いる か 知って います か？kanozyo ga doko ni sunde iru ka sitte imasu ka?
Do you know where she lives?
その 話 が 本当 か どう か 知って います か？sono hanasi ga hontou ka dou ka sitte imasu ka?
Do you know whether or not that story is true?
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Japanese verbs conjugate based on tense, politeness, and mood. For example, the polite present form adds ‑ます to the verb stem, while the past tense uses ‑ました. Unlike English, Japanese verbs don't change based on the subject — the same form works for "I", "you", and "they".
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