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見つける
みつける
to find
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 | みつける (mitsukeru)find |
| Polite, masu | みつけます (mitsukemasu)find |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | みつけない (mitsukenai)do not find |
| Polite negative | みつけません (mitsukemasen)do not find |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | みつけた (mitsuketa)found |
| Polite past | みつけました (mitsukemashita)found |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | みつけなかった (mitsukenakatta)did not find |
| Polite past negative | みつけませんでした (mitsukemasendeshita)did not find |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | みつけて (mitsukete)finding (and then) |
| Polite te-form | みつけまして (mitsukemashite)finding (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | みつけている (mitsuketeiru)be finding |
| Polite te-iru | みつけています (mitsuketeimasu)be finding |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | みつければ (mitsukereba)if you find |
| Rare literary polite conditional | みつけますれば (mitsukemasureba)if you find (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 | みつけたら (mitsuketara)if you find |
| Polite conditional, tara | みつけましたら (mitsukemashitara)if you find |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | みつけられる (mitsukerareru)can find |
| Polite potential | みつけられます (mitsukeraremasu)can find |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | みつけよう (mitsukeyou)let's find! |
| Polite volitional | みつけましょう (mitsukemashou)let's find! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | みつけたい (mitsuketai)want to find |
| Polite desire, tai | みつけたいです (mitsuketaidesu)want to find |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | みつけられる (mitsukerareru)be found |
| Polite passive | みつけられます (mitsukeraremasu)be found |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | みつけさせる (mitsukesaseru)make or let someone find |
| Polite causative | みつけさせます (mitsukesasemasu)make or let someone find |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | みつけさせられる (mitsukesaserareru)be made to find |
| Polite causative-passive | みつけさせられます (mitsukesaseraremasu)be made to find |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | みつけるな (mitsukeruna)do not find! |
| Polite negative request | みつけないでください (mitsukenaidekudasai)please do not find |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | みつけます (mitsukemasu)find |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | みつけません (mitsukemasen)do not find |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | みつけました (mitsukemashita)found |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | みつけませんでした (mitsukemasendeshita)did not find |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | みつけてください (mitsuketekudasai)please find |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | みつけないでください (mitsukenaidekudasai)please do not find |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | みつけましょう (mitsukemashou)let's find! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | みつけてもいい (mitsuketemoii)may find |
| Polite permission | みつけてもいいです (mitsuketemoiidesu)may find |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | みつけてはいけない (mitsuketehaikenai)must not find |
| Polite prohibition | みつけてはいけません (mitsuketehaikemasen)must not find |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | みつけなさい (mitsukenasai)find (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | みつけてみる (mitsuketemiru)try to find |
| Polite try doing | みつけてみます (mitsuketemimasu)try to find |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | みつけてしまう (mitsuketeshimau)find completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | みつけてしまいます (mitsuketeshimaimasu)find completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | みつけておく (mitsuketeoku)find in advance |
| Polite preparation | みつけておきます (mitsuketeokimasu)find in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | みつけたことがある (mitsuketakotogaaru)have the experience of: found |
| Polite past experience | みつけたことがあります (mitsuketakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: found |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | みつけると (mitsukeruto)whenever you find |
| Polite automatic result | みつけますと (mitsukemasuto)whenever you find |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | みつけるなら (mitsukerunara)if you mean to find |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | みつけるだろう (mitsukerudarou)probably find |
| Polite probability | みつけるでしょう (mitsukerudeshou)probably find |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | みつけろ (mitsukero)find! |
| Polite request | みつけてください (mitsuketekudasai)please find |
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