No. 874 in Japanese
わかり
Understanding; comprehension.
In a sentence
彼の説明で問題がすっきりとわかりました。
I clearly understood the problem through his explanation.
In this sentence, わかり is the root form of わかる, meaning 'to understand'. It is used in the past tense わかりました, indicating understanding.
この機械の使い方がまだわかりません。
I still don't understand how to use this machine.
Here, わかり refers to comprehension or grasping of knowledge, and わかりません is the negative form indicating a lack of understanding.
もしわからないことがあれば、質問してください。
If there's anything you do not understand, please ask.
In this example, わからない is the negative and hypothetical form of わかる, suggesting a potential lack of understanding.
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