Japanese reference
見える
みえる
to be visible; appear; seem
Regular · 28 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 | みえる (mieru)be visible |
| Polite, masu | みえます (miemasu)be visible |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | みえない (mienai)not be visible |
| Polite negative | みえません (miemasen)not be visible |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | みえた (mieta)was visible |
| Polite past | みえました (miemashita)was visible |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | みえなかった (mienakatta)was not visible |
| Polite past negative | みえませんでした (miemasendeshita)was not visible |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | みえて (miete)being visible (and then) |
| Polite te-form | みえまして (miemashite)being visible (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | みえている (mieteiru)be visible |
| Polite te-iru | みえています (mieteimasu)be visible |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | みえれば (miereba)if you are visible |
| Rare literary polite conditional | みえますれば (miemasureba)if you are visible (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 | みえたら (mietara)if you are visible |
| Polite conditional, tara | みえましたら (miemashitara)if you are visible |
Mood
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | みえよう (mieyou)let's be visible! |
| Polite volitional | みえましょう (miemashou)let's be visible! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | みえたい (mietai)want to be visible |
| Polite desire, tai | みえたいです (mietaidesu)want to be visible |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | みえるな (mieruna)do not be visible! |
| Polite negative request | みえないでください (mienaidekudasai)please do not be visible |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | みえます (miemasu)be visible |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | みえません (miemasen)not be visible |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | みえました (miemashita)was visible |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | みえませんでした (miemasendeshita)was not visible |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | みえてください (mietekudasai)please be visible |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | みえないでください (mienaidekudasai)please do not be visible |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | みえましょう (miemashou)let's be visible! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | みえてもいい (mietemoii)may be visible |
| Polite permission | みえてもいいです (mietemoiidesu)may be visible |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | みえてはいけない (mietehaikenai)must not be visible |
| Polite prohibition | みえてはいけません (mietehaikemasen)must not be visible |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | みえなさい (mienasai)be visible (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | みえてみる (mietemiru)try to be visible |
| Polite try doing | みえてみます (mietemimasu)try to be visible |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | みえてしまう (mieteshimau)be visible completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | みえてしまいます (mieteshimaimasu)be visible completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | みえておく (mieteoku)be visible in advance |
| Polite preparation | みえておきます (mieteokimasu)be visible in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | みえたことがある (mietakotogaaru)have the experience of: was visible |
| Polite past experience | みえたことがあります (mietakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: was visible |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | みえると (mieruto)whenever you be visible |
| Polite automatic result | みえますと (miemasuto)whenever you be visible |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | みえるなら (mierunara)if you mean to be visible |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | みえるだろう (mierudarou)probably be visible |
| Polite probability | みえるでしょう (mierudeshou)probably be visible |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | みえろ (miero)be visible! |
| Polite request | みえてください (mietekudasai)please be visible |
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