Japanese reference
見かける
みかける
to catch sight of
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 | みかける (mikakeru)catch sight of |
| Polite, masu | みかけます (mikakemasu)catch sight of |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | みかけない (mikakenai)do not catch sight of |
| Polite negative | みかけません (mikakemasen)do not catch sight of |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | みかけた (mikaketa)caught sight of |
| Polite past | みかけました (mikakemashita)caught sight of |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | みかけなかった (mikakenakatta)did not catch sight of |
| Polite past negative | みかけませんでした (mikakemasendeshita)did not catch sight of |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | みかけて (mikakete)catching sight of (and then) |
| Polite te-form | みかけまして (mikakemashite)catching sight of (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | みかけている (mikaketeiru)be catching sight of |
| Polite te-iru | みかけています (mikaketeimasu)be catching sight of |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | みかければ (mikakereba)if you catch sight of |
| Rare literary polite conditional | みかけますれば (mikakemasureba)if you catch sight of (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 | みかけたら (mikaketara)if you catch sight of |
| Polite conditional, tara | みかけましたら (mikakemashitara)if you catch sight of |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | みかけられる (mikakerareru)can catch sight of |
| Polite potential | みかけられます (mikakeraremasu)can catch sight of |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | みかけよう (mikakeyou)let's catch sight of! |
| Polite volitional | みかけましょう (mikakemashou)let's catch sight of! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | みかけたい (mikaketai)want to catch sight of |
| Polite desire, tai | みかけたいです (mikaketaidesu)want to catch sight of |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | みかけられる (mikakerareru)be affected when someone catches sight of |
| Polite passive | みかけられます (mikakeraremasu)be affected when someone catches sight of |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | みかけさせる (mikakesaseru)make or let someone catch sight of |
| Polite causative | みかけさせます (mikakesasemasu)make or let someone catch sight of |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | みかけさせられる (mikakesaserareru)be made to catch sight of |
| Polite causative-passive | みかけさせられます (mikakesaseraremasu)be made to catch sight of |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | みかけるな (mikakeruna)do not catch sight of! |
| Polite negative request | みかけないでください (mikakenaidekudasai)please do not catch sight of |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | みかけます (mikakemasu)catch sight of |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | みかけません (mikakemasen)do not catch sight of |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | みかけました (mikakemashita)caught sight of |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | みかけませんでした (mikakemasendeshita)did not catch sight of |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | みかけてください (mikaketekudasai)please catch sight of |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | みかけないでください (mikakenaidekudasai)please do not catch sight of |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | みかけましょう (mikakemashou)let's catch sight of! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | みかけてもいい (mikaketemoii)may catch sight of |
| Polite permission | みかけてもいいです (mikaketemoiidesu)may catch sight of |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | みかけてはいけない (mikaketehaikenai)must not catch sight of |
| Polite prohibition | みかけてはいけません (mikaketehaikemasen)must not catch sight of |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | みかけなさい (mikakenasai)catch sight of (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | みかけてみる (mikaketemiru)try to catch sight of |
| Polite try doing | みかけてみます (mikaketemimasu)try to catch sight of |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | みかけてしまう (mikaketeshimau)catch sight of completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | みかけてしまいます (mikaketeshimaimasu)catch sight of completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | みかけておく (mikaketeoku)catch sight of in advance |
| Polite preparation | みかけておきます (mikaketeokimasu)catch sight of in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | みかけたことがある (mikaketakotogaaru)have the experience of: caught sight of |
| Polite past experience | みかけたことがあります (mikaketakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: caught sight of |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | みかけると (mikakeruto)whenever you catch sight of |
| Polite automatic result | みかけますと (mikakemasuto)whenever you catch sight of |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | みかけるなら (mikakerunara)if you mean to catch sight of |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | みかけるだろう (mikakerudarou)probably catch sight of |
| Polite probability | みかけるでしょう (mikakerudeshou)probably catch sight of |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | みかけろ (mikakero)catch sight of! |
| Polite request | みかけてください (mikaketekudasai)please catch sight of |
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