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このことを知っていますか。
Kono koto o shitte imasu ka?
Do you know this (fact)?
In the negative, it occurs without the iru:
知りません。
Shirimasen.
I don’t know.
This verb is used for knowing specific facts and people:
｢小林さんを知っていますか。｣
“Kobayashi-san o shitte imasu ka.”
“Do you know Ms. Kobayashi?”
「いいえ，知りません。」
“Īe, shirimasen.”
“No, I don’t know (her).”
「駅前に新しい喫茶店ができたのを知っています
か。」
“Eki mae ni atarashii kissaten ga dekita no o shitte
imasu ka.”
“Do you know that a new coffee shop opened in
front of the train station?”
「ええ，知っています。」
“Ē, shitte imasu.”
“Yes, I know.”
The verb wakaru means ‘is distinguished, is understood.’
This verb does not take a direct object—the word
