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聞こえる/聞く (kikoeru/kiku)

JLPT N4 Grammar List

to be able to hear/to listen

 Formations 

聞こえる [きこえる]: INTRANSITIVE
(1) to be heard; to be audible;
(2) to be said to be; to be reputed
聞く [きく]: TRANSITIVE
(1) to hear; to listen; (2) to ask

 Examples  

隣の部屋で電話がなっているのが私には聞こえる
Tonari no heya de denwa ga natte iru no ga watashini wa kikoeru.
I can hear the telephone ringing in the next room.

ここから私たちには海の音が聞こえます
Koko kara watashi-tachi ni wa umi no oto ga kikoemasu.
We can hear the ocean from here.

猫が窓を引っかいているのが私には聞こえる
Neko ga mado o hikkaite iru no ga watashini wa kikoeru.
I can hear a cat scratching at the window.

電車で音楽を私は聞きます
Densha de ongaku o watashi wa kikimasu.
I listen to music on the train.

今日の午後、私はその講演を聞く
Kyou no gogo, watashi wa sono kouen o kiku.
I will listen to that lecture this afternoon.

明日、私は部下の提案を聞く
Ashita, watashi wa buka no teian o kiku.
I will listen to my subordinates’ suggestions tomorrow.

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