分かる

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 分かる (わかる) is an intransitive verb meaning for content, a method, or a situation to become understood or known.
• Basic usage: The thing understood is commonly marked with が, and the verb describes comprehension resulting from an explanation or problem.
  • 説明を読めば使い方がすぐ分かります。 — Reading the explanation makes the usage immediately clear.
  • この問題が分かる人は手を挙げてください。 — Raise your hand if you understand this problem.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Object marking and conjugation
  • Because 分かる is intransitive, its standard basic pattern commonly marks the understood item with が. In 分かります, the stem appears as 分かり.