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見せる
みせる
to show
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 | みせる (miseru)show |
| Polite, masu | みせます (misemasu)show |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | みせない (misenai)do not show |
| Polite negative | みせません (misemasen)do not show |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | みせた (miseta)showed |
| Polite past | みせました (misemashita)showed |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | みせなかった (misenakatta)did not show |
| Polite past negative | みせませんでした (misemasendeshita)did not show |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | みせて (misete)showing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | みせまして (misemashite)showing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | みせている (miseteiru)be showing |
| Polite te-iru | みせています (miseteimasu)be showing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | みせれば (misereba)if you show |
| Rare literary polite conditional | みせますれば (misemasureba)if you show (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 | みせたら (misetara)if you show |
| Polite conditional, tara | みせましたら (misemashitara)if you show |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | みせられる (miserareru)can show |
| Polite potential | みせられます (miseraremasu)can show |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | みせよう (miseyou)let's show! |
| Polite volitional | みせましょう (misemashou)let's show! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | みせたい (misetai)want to show |
| Polite desire, tai | みせたいです (misetaidesu)want to show |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | みせられる (miserareru)be affected when someone shows |
| Polite passive | みせられます (miseraremasu)be affected when someone shows |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | みせさせる (misesaseru)make or let someone show |
| Polite causative | みせさせます (misesasemasu)make or let someone show |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | みせさせられる (misesaserareru)be made to show |
| Polite causative-passive | みせさせられます (misesaseraremasu)be made to show |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | みせるな (miseruna)do not show! |
| Polite negative request | みせないでください (misenaidekudasai)please do not show |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | みせます (misemasu)show |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | みせません (misemasen)do not show |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | みせました (misemashita)showed |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | みせませんでした (misemasendeshita)did not show |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | みせてください (misetekudasai)please show |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | みせないでください (misenaidekudasai)please do not show |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | みせましょう (misemashou)let's show! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | みせてもいい (misetemoii)may show |
| Polite permission | みせてもいいです (misetemoiidesu)may show |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | みせてはいけない (misetehaikenai)must not show |
| Polite prohibition | みせてはいけません (misetehaikemasen)must not show |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | みせなさい (misenasai)show (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | みせてみる (misetemiru)try to show |
| Polite try doing | みせてみます (misetemimasu)try to show |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | みせてしまう (miseteshimau)show completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | みせてしまいます (miseteshimaimasu)show completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | みせておく (miseteoku)show in advance |
| Polite preparation | みせておきます (miseteokimasu)show in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | みせたことがある (misetakotogaaru)have the experience of: showed |
| Polite past experience | みせたことがあります (misetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: showed |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | みせると (miseruto)whenever you show |
| Polite automatic result | みせますと (misemasuto)whenever you show |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | みせるなら (miserunara)if you mean to show |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | みせるだろう (miserudarou)probably show |
| Polite probability | みせるでしょう (miserudeshou)probably show |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | みせろ (misero)show! |
| Polite request | みせてください (misetekudasai)please show |
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