Japanese reference
眺める
ながめる
to gaze at; to look out over
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | ながめる (nagameru)gaze at |
| Polite, masu | ながめます (nagamemasu)gaze at |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | ながめない (nagamenai)do not gaze at |
| Polite negative | ながめません (nagamemasen)do not gaze at |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | ながめた (nagameta)gazed at |
| Polite past | ながめました (nagamemashita)gazed at |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | ながめなかった (nagamenakatta)did not gaze at |
| Polite past negative | ながめませんでした (nagamemasendeshita)did not gaze at |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | ながめて (nagamete)gazing at (and then) |
| Polite te-form | ながめまして (nagamemashite)gazing at (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | ながめている (nagameteiru)be gazing at |
| Polite te-iru | ながめています (nagameteimasu)be gazing at |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | ながめれば (nagamereba)if you gaze at |
| Rare literary polite conditional | ながめますれば (nagamemasureba)if you gaze at (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | ながめたら (nagametara)if you gaze at |
| Polite conditional, tara | ながめましたら (nagamemashitara)if you gaze at |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | ながめられる (nagamerareru)can gaze at |
| Polite potential | ながめられます (nagameraremasu)can gaze at |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | ながめよう (nagameyou)let's gaze at! |
| Polite volitional | ながめましょう (nagamemashou)let's gaze at! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | ながめたい (nagametai)want to gaze at |
| Polite desire, tai | ながめたいです (nagametaidesu)want to gaze at |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | ながめられる (nagamerareru)be affected when someone gazes at |
| Polite passive | ながめられます (nagameraremasu)be affected when someone gazes at |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | ながめさせる (nagamesaseru)make or let someone gaze at |
| Polite causative | ながめさせます (nagamesasemasu)make or let someone gaze at |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | ながめさせられる (nagamesaserareru)be made to gaze at |
| Polite causative-passive | ながめさせられます (nagamesaseraremasu)be made to gaze at |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | ながめるな (nagameruna)do not gaze at! |
| Polite negative request | ながめないでください (nagamenaidekudasai)please do not gaze at |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | ながめます (nagamemasu)gaze at |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | ながめません (nagamemasen)do not gaze at |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | ながめました (nagamemashita)gazed at |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | ながめませんでした (nagamemasendeshita)did not gaze at |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | ながめてください (nagametekudasai)please gaze at |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | ながめないでください (nagamenaidekudasai)please do not gaze at |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | ながめましょう (nagamemashou)let's gaze at! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | ながめてもいい (nagametemoii)may gaze at |
| Polite permission | ながめてもいいです (nagametemoiidesu)may gaze at |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | ながめてはいけない (nagametehaikenai)must not gaze at |
| Polite prohibition | ながめてはいけません (nagametehaikemasen)must not gaze at |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | ながめなさい (nagamenasai)gaze at (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | ながめてみる (nagametemiru)try to gaze at |
| Polite try doing | ながめてみます (nagametemimasu)try to gaze at |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | ながめてしまう (nagameteshimau)gaze at completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | ながめてしまいます (nagameteshimaimasu)gaze at completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | ながめておく (nagameteoku)gaze at in advance |
| Polite preparation | ながめておきます (nagameteokimasu)gaze at in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | ながめたことがある (nagametakotogaaru)have the experience of: gazed at |
| Polite past experience | ながめたことがあります (nagametakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: gazed at |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | ながめると (nagameruto)whenever you gaze at |
| Polite automatic result | ながめますと (nagamemasuto)whenever you gaze at |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | ながめるなら (nagamerunara)if you mean to gaze at |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | ながめるだろう (nagamerudarou)probably gaze at |
| Polite probability | ながめるでしょう (nagamerudeshou)probably gaze at |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | ながめろ (nagamero)gaze at! |
| Polite request | ながめてください (nagametekudasai)please gaze at |
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