知ってる？
shitteru?
In Japanese, "do you know?" is said as 知ってる？ (shitteru?)
This phrase is a basic and straightforward way to ask if someone has certain information or is aware of a fact.
Which one should you use?
The common casual form 知ってる？ is a contraction of the dictionary form 知っている. If you want to add an uncertain or speculative nuance, you can use 知ってるかな？, which serves as a softer way to inquire if someone knows something.
How does it change in a sentence?
The informal dictionary form 知っている serves as the grammatical basis for the casual question 知ってる？
How do you pronounce it?
shitteru?
When do people say it?
When someone asks if you know something, common informal responses include 知ってる to say "I know" and 知らない to say "I don't know".
Did you know?
- When asking 'do you know?' in a formal setting, you would use the honorific form ご存知ですか instead of the standard 知っていますか. This demonstrates respect for the listener's knowledge and status.
- If you want to say 'I don't know' in a way that sounds less blunt or dismissive, you might use わからない instead of 知らない. While 知らない can sound like 'I don't care to know', わからない implies you simply lack the information.
- The word 知る originates from a root meaning 'to come to know' or 'to recognize', making the state of knowing 知っている a literal description of 'staying in a state of recognition'.
Examples in context
- 友達: 昨日、新しいレストランがオープンしたって知ってる？
私: 知らないよ。Friend: Do you know that a new restaurant opened yesterday?
Me: No, I didn't know. - あの店の名前、知ってる？ano mise no namae, shitteru?Do you know the name of that shop?
- 彼はもう帰ったの、知ってる？kare wa mou kaetta no, shitteru?Do you know that he already went home?
Example conversation
Yota and Misaki are talking about a party.
- 陽太 Yota今夜のパーティーのこと、知ってる？Konya no pātī no koto, shitteru?Do you know about the party tonight?
- 美咲 Misakiううん、何も聞いてないよ。Uun, nani mo kiitenai yo.No, I haven't heard anything.
- 陽太 Yota美咲も誘われてないの？Misaki mo sasowaretenai no?Were you not invited too, Misaki?
- 美咲 Misakiそうみたい。びっくりだね。Sō mitai. Bikkuri dane.It seems so. I'm surprised.
