Did not know (polite) in Japanese 🇯🇵

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did not know (polite)	しりませんでした

How to say “did not know (polite)” in Japanese? “しりませんでした”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “しりませんでした” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on did not know (polite) in Japanese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
– "しる" (shiru) means "to know" in Japanese.
– Adding "ません" (masen) makes it negative, so "しりません" (shirimasen) means "do not know".
– "でした" (dea) is the past tense of "です" (desu), which means "is" or "are".
– Combine these elements to form "しりませんでした" (shirimasen dea), which means "did not know".

Explanations:
– "しりませんでした" (shirimasen dea) is used to express something that one did not know in a polite manner.
– It's the negative past tense of the verb "しる" (shiru).

Other Words that Mean the Same Thing:
– 知りません (しりません, shirimasen): "Do not know" (present/polite)
– 知らなかった (しらなかった, shiranakatta): "Did not know" (past/casual)

Infinitive and Different Conjugations:
– Dictionary form (infinitive): 知る (しる, shiru) – to know
– Present tense (polite): 知ります (しります, shirimasu) – know
– Present negative (polite): 知りません (しりません, shirimasen) – do not know
– Past tense (polite): 知りました (しりました, shirimaa) – knew
– Past negative (polite): 知りませんでした (しりませんでした, shirimasen dea) – did not know
– Future tense (polite): This follows the present tense in Japanese, so 知ります (しります, shirimasu) – will know

Examples of Sentences that Use It:
1. その事は知りませんでした。
– (そのことはしりませんでした, Sono koto wa shirimasen dea.)
– I did not know about that matter.

2. 昨日のイベントについては知りませんでした。
– (きのうのイベントについてはしりませんでした, Kinō no ibento ni tsuite wa shirimasen dea.)
– I did not know about yesterday's event.

3. 彼が日本に来たことを知りませんでした。
– (かれがにほんにきたことをしりませんでした, Kare ga Nihon ni kita koto o shirimasen dea.)
– I did not know that he came to Japan.

4. そのニュースを知りませんでした。
– (そのニュースをしりませんでした, Sono nyūsu o shirimasen dea.)
– I did not know about that news.

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