Meaning of 教える(おしえる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 教える, 訓える JLPT 5

Kana Reading おしえる

Romaji oshieru

Parts of speech

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

Meaning

to teach; to inform; to instruct

Example Sentences

教える, 訓える, おしえる used in context

女性(じょせい)に彼氏(かれし)がいるかいない(いる)かの探りを入れる(さぐりをいれる)ベストな方法(ほうほう)が有れば(ある)教えて(おしえる)ください。

If there's a good way to sound out whether a woman has a boyfriend or not please tell me.
このシステムのもと(した)では、生徒(せいと)は交替(こうたい)で教え(おしえる)あい(あう)、お互いに(おたがいに)助け合わ(たすけあう)なければなりません。

The basis of this system is that the students must take turns in teaching, they have to help each other.
as may be の文法解釈(ぶんぽうかいしゃく)を教えて(おしえる)ください。

Please explain the grammar of 'as may be'.
洗濯のり(せんたくのり)でののりづけの仕方(しかた)を教えて(おしえる)ください。

Please tell me how to use laundry starch to starch things.
今(いま)、基本的な(きほんてき)分詞構文(ぶんしこうぶん)(ぶんしこうぶん)を教えている(おしえる)のですが、皆さん(みなさん)は以下(いか)の分詞構文(ぶんしこうぶん)(ぶんしこうぶん)の訳(わけ)については、どのように(どのよう)異なる(ことなる)訳(わけ)し方(かた)をされます(される)か？

I'm teaching basic participial constructions now, but, with regard to those below, what different ways of translating them would everybody use?
windowXPにはＣＤ(シーディー)を焼く(やく)機能(きのう)があるそうですが、その手順(てじゅん)を解説(かいせつ)している(する)ページを教えて(おしえる)ください。

I hear that you can burn CDs with Windows XP; could you tell me a website that explains the procedures involved?

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain

教える

Plain Polite

教えます

Negative

教えない

Negative Polite

教えません

Past

Plain

教えた

Plain Polite

教えました

Negative

教えなかった

Negative Polite

教えませんでした

Plain

教えて

Plain Polite

教えまして

Negative

Negative Polite

Passive

Plain

教えられる

Plain Polite

教えられます

Negative

教えられない

Negative Polite

教えられません

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Related Kanji

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訓 JLPT 2

instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, read

On: クン, キン

Kun: おし.える, よ.む, くん.ずる

10 strokes

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教 JLPT 4

teach, faith, doctrine

On: キョウ

Kun: おし.える, おそ.わる

11 strokes

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