Meaning of 日本語が分かる


> 日本語が分かる

Well, somebody posted the above on twitter and I got curious what it would
actually mean. All of the given answers where _Google Translate_ crap.

But as I do not understand Japanese I am a bit lost. Maybe something like `Do
you understand Japanese?` or `I understand Japanese.`?




  * 日本語{にほんご} (nihongo) means `Japanese Language`
  * が (ga) is the particle indicating the subject
  * 分かる{わかる} (wakaru) is the verb `to understand`

Without any context, this seems like it would simply be a statement:

> I understand Japanese.

Here are some basic examples of usages with different context:

**Asking someone if they understand Japanese**

> 日本語が分かる？ or 日本語が分かるの？
>
> Do you understand Japanese?

**Stating that he understands Japanese**

> 彼{かれ}は日本語が分かる。
>
> He understands Japanese.

Japanese is very context based, so the same phrase can have different meanings
in different situations.

