How to Say ‘Got it.’ in Japanese
分かりました。
wakari mashi ta
[wah-kah-ree mah-shee tah]
🇯🇵 In Japan: At work, [分かりました。] is a standard, polite way to show you understood instructions. It fits well with coworkers and bosses, and is often safer than more casual responses like [なるほど。] or [いいよ。]
Phrase Breakdown
分かり
wakari
[wah-kah-ree]
understand (polite stem)
Stem of 分かる in polite form; part of 分かりました meaning “I understood / OK.”
分かりました。田中さんも入れます。
Understood. I’ll add Tanaka too.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite masu-form (past marker part)
Part of the polite past form: ～ました. Used to make speech polite.
分かりました。
Understood.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense (polite)
Completes ～ました, indicating past/complete; here it means “I understood.”
分かりました。すぐ送ります。
Understood. I’ll send it right away.
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