Ichidan verb Transitive verb to memorize, to memorise, to commit to memory, to learn by heart, to bear in mind, to remember Meaning restricted to 覚える to learn, to pick up, to acquire Meaning restricted to 覚える to feel Meaning restricted to 覚える to think, to regard
Present, Future 覚える, 覚えます [does], will [do] 覚えない, 覚えません doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 覚えた, 覚えました [did] 覚えなかった, 覚えませんでした didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 覚えて, 覚えまして 覚えないで, 覚えませんで 覚えなくて Progressive 覚えている, 覚えています [doing], to be [doing] 覚えていない, 覚えていません not [doing] Volitional 覚えよう, 覚えましょう let's [do]!, I/we will [do], I/we intend to [do] 覚えまい, 覚えますまい I will not [do], I do not intend to [do] Imperative 覚えろ, 覚えよ, 覚えなさい [do] ! 覚えるな, 覚えなさるな don't [do] ! Request 覚えてください please [do] 覚えないでください please don't [do] Provisional 覚えれば if X [does], if X [is ~] 覚えなければ if X doesn't [do], if X [is not ~] Conditional 覚えたら, 覚えましたら if X were to [do], when X [does] 覚えなかったら, 覚えませんでしたら if X weren't to [do], when X doesn't [do] Potential 覚えられる, 覚えられます be able to [do], can [do] 覚えられない, 覚えられません not be able to [do], can't [do] Passive, Respectful 覚えられる, 覚えられます is [done] (by ...), will be [done] (by ...) 覚えられない, 覚えられません isn't [done] (by ...), will not be [done] (by ...) Causative 覚えさせる, 覚えさせます makes/will make (someone) [do] 覚えさせない, 覚えさせません doesn't/won't make (someone) [do] Causative passive 覚えさせられる, 覚えさせられます is made/will be made to [do] (by someone) 覚えさせられない, 覚えさせられません isn't made/won't be made to [do] (by someone) ~たい form 覚えたい want to [do] 覚えたくない don't want to [do]