1.
to be taught, to learn from
To receive instruction or knowledge from someone.
先生に日本語を教わった。
I was taught Japanese by my teacher.
母に料理を教わる。
I learn cooking from my mother.
彼から多くのことを教わった。
I learned many things from him.
友達にギターの弾き方を教わった。
I learned how to play guitar from a friend.
子供の頃、祖母に編み物を教わったことを今でも覚えている。
I still remember being taught knitting by my grandmother when I was a child.
教わる is an intransitive godan verb meaning 'to be taught' or 'to learn from someone.'
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 自動詞 (intransitive)
- Pair: 教える (transitive, to teach)
PATTERN:
[person]に [subject]を 教わる = to learn [subject] from [person]
EXAMPLES:
- 先生に日本語を教わる: to learn Japanese from a teacher
- 母に料理を教わった: I learned cooking from my mother
- 彼から多くを教わった: I learned a lot from him
CONTRAST WITH 習う:
- 教わる emphasizes receiving instruction from someone
- 習う is more general 'to learn/take lessons'
Both use the pattern [person]に...を, but 教わる highlights the teaching relationship.