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N が わかります (N ga wakarimasu) — to understand / know

To say you understand or know something.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

N [を] + が + わかります

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

Meaning

  • To say "I understand / I know", use わかります, and the thing understood takes が, not を: 日本語がわかります (I understand Japanese).
  • In Nepali "मलाई जापानी बुझिन्छ" the language is what "gets understood", nobody "does understanding" to it.
  • Japanese thinks the same way, hence が.

Watch out

日本語をわかります ❌ is a common beginner mistake; the moment you see わかります, think が.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

日本語がわかります。

にほんごがわかります。

I understand Japanese.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 日本語 ──> [ を ❌ ] ──> [ + が ✅ ] ──> 日本語が ──> [ + わかります ] ──> 日本語がわかります (I understand Japanese).

意味がわかりません。

いみがわかりません。

I don't understand the meaning.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 意味 (meaning) ──> [ + が ✅ ] ──> 意味が ──> わかります ──> [ - ❌ ます ] ──> [ + ません ] ──> 意味がわかりません (I don't understand the meaning).

この漢字がわかりますか。

このかんじがわかりますか。

Do you understand this kanji?

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) この漢字 ──> [ + が ✅ ] ──> この漢字が ──> [ + わかります ] ──> [ + か ] ──> この漢字がわかりますか (do you understand this kanji?).

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

Which says "I understand Japanese"?

💡 Hint: が after the thing understood.

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