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見つかる
みつかる
to be found, turn up
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 | みつかる (mitsukaru)be found |
| Polite, masu | みつかります (mitsukarimasu)be found |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | みつからない (mitsukaranai)not be found |
| Polite negative | みつかりません (mitsukarimasen)not be found |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | みつかった (mitsukatta)was found |
| Polite past | みつかりました (mitsukarimashita)was found |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | みつからなかった (mitsukaranakatta)was not found |
| Polite past negative | みつかりませんでした (mitsukarimasendeshita)was not found |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | みつかって (mitsukatte)being found (and then) |
| Polite te-form | みつかりまして (mitsukarimashite)being found (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | みつかっている (mitsukatteiru)have been found |
| Polite te-iru | みつかっています (mitsukatteimasu)have been found |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | みつかれば (mitsukareba)if you are found |
| Rare literary polite conditional | みつかりますれば (mitsukarimasureba)if you are found (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 | みつかったら (mitsukattara)if you are found |
| Polite conditional, tara | みつかりましたら (mitsukarimashitara)if you are found |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | みつかれる (mitsukareru)can be found |
| Polite potential | みつかれます (mitsukaremasu)can be found |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | みつかろう (mitsukarou)let's be found! |
| Polite volitional | みつかりましょう (mitsukarimashou)let's be found! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | みつかりたい (mitsukaritai)want to be found |
| Polite desire, tai | みつかりたいです (mitsukaritaidesu)want to be found |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | みつかられる (mitsukarareru)be affected when someone is found |
| Polite passive | みつかられます (mitsukararemasu)be affected when someone is found |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | みつからせる (mitsukaraseru)make or let someone be found |
| Polite causative | みつからせます (mitsukarasemasu)make or let someone be found |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | みつからせられる (mitsukaraserareru)be made to be found |
| Polite causative-passive | みつからせられます (mitsukaraseraremasu)be made to be found |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | みつかるな (mitsukaruna)do not be found! |
| Polite negative request | みつからないでください (mitsukaranaidekudasai)please do not be found |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | みつかります (mitsukarimasu)be found |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | みつかりません (mitsukarimasen)not be found |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | みつかりました (mitsukarimashita)was found |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | みつかりませんでした (mitsukarimasendeshita)was not found |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | みつかってください (mitsukattekudasai)please be found |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | みつからないでください (mitsukaranaidekudasai)please do not be found |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | みつかりましょう (mitsukarimashou)let's be found! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | みつかってもいい (mitsukattemoii)may be found |
| Polite permission | みつかってもいいです (mitsukattemoiidesu)may be found |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | みつかってはいけない (mitsukattehaikenai)must not be found |
| Polite prohibition | みつかってはいけません (mitsukattehaikemasen)must not be found |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | みつかりなさい (mitsukarinasai)be found (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | みつかってみる (mitsukattemiru)try to be found |
| Polite try doing | みつかってみます (mitsukattemimasu)try to be found |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | みつかってしまう (mitsukatteshimau)be found completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | みつかってしまいます (mitsukatteshimaimasu)be found completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | みつかっておく (mitsukatteoku)be found in advance |
| Polite preparation | みつかっておきます (mitsukatteokimasu)be found in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | みつかったことがある (mitsukattakotogaaru)have the experience of: was found |
| Polite past experience | みつかったことがあります (mitsukattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: was found |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | みつかると (mitsukaruto)whenever you be found |
| Polite automatic result | みつかりますと (mitsukarimasuto)whenever you be found |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | みつかるなら (mitsukarunara)if you mean to be found |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | みつかるだろう (mitsukarudarou)probably be found |
| Polite probability | みつかるでしょう (mitsukarudeshou)probably be found |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | みつかれ (mitsukare)be found! |
| Polite request | みつかってください (mitsukattekudasai)please be found |
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