To Learn Something From Someone
To Be Taught Something
transitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb.
The kanji itself means teach, and this verb means to learn something from someone or to be taught something. When you use this verb, you're not learning something by yourself, you're being taught by someone else.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You haven't learned this kun'yomi yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
When you want to learn something from someone, you say "Oh, so..." (おそ) and repeat what you've just learned. Saying "oh, so…" helps you make sure you're understanding correctly, and shows you're really paying attention. That's important when you're learning from someone!
友人から教わる
to learn something from a friend
他人から教わる
to learn something from others
父から教わる
to learn something from your father
先生から教わる
to learn something from a teacher
休み時間に教わる
to learn something during one's break
母に教わる
to learn something from your mother
プロに教わる
to learn something from a professional
先生に教わる
to learn something from a teacher
マナーを教わる
to learn manners from someone
テクニックを教わる
to learn a technique from someone
やり方を教わる
to learn how to do something from someone
アップルパイのレシピは、おばあちゃんに教わるといいよ。
You should learn an apple pie recipe from Grandma.
ひらがなとカタカナは、もう教わりましたか？
Did someone already teach you hiragana and katakana?
学校で教わったことが全て人生で役に立つわけじゃない。
Not everything you've learned in school is useful in life.