Japanese reference
見つめる
みつめる
to gaze at; to stare at
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 | みつめる (mitsumeru)gaze at |
| Polite, masu | みつめます (mitsumemasu)gaze at |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | みつめない (mitsumenai)do not gaze at |
| Polite negative | みつめません (mitsumemasen)do not gaze at |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | みつめた (mitsumeta)gazed at |
| Polite past | みつめました (mitsumemashita)gazed at |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | みつめなかった (mitsumenakatta)did not gaze at |
| Polite past negative | みつめませんでした (mitsumemasendeshita)did not gaze at |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | みつめて (mitsumete)gazing at (and then) |
| Polite te-form | みつめまして (mitsumemashite)gazing at (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | みつめている (mitsumeteiru)be gazing at |
| Polite te-iru | みつめています (mitsumeteimasu)be gazing at |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | みつめれば (mitsumereba)if you gaze at |
| Rare literary polite conditional | みつめますれば (mitsumemasureba)if you gaze at (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 | みつめたら (mitsumetara)if you gaze at |
| Polite conditional, tara | みつめましたら (mitsumemashitara)if you gaze at |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | みつめられる (mitsumerareru)can gaze at |
| Polite potential | みつめられます (mitsumeraremasu)can gaze at |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | みつめよう (mitsumeyou)let's gaze at! |
| Polite volitional | みつめましょう (mitsumemashou)let's gaze at! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | みつめたい (mitsumetai)want to gaze at |
| Polite desire, tai | みつめたいです (mitsumetaidesu)want to gaze at |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | みつめられる (mitsumerareru)be affected when someone gazes at |
| Polite passive | みつめられます (mitsumeraremasu)be affected when someone gazes at |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | みつめさせる (mitsumesaseru)make or let someone gaze at |
| Polite causative | みつめさせます (mitsumesasemasu)make or let someone gaze at |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | みつめさせられる (mitsumesaserareru)be made to gaze at |
| Polite causative-passive | みつめさせられます (mitsumesaseraremasu)be made to gaze at |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | みつめるな (mitsumeruna)do not gaze at! |
| Polite negative request | みつめないでください (mitsumenaidekudasai)please do not gaze at |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | みつめます (mitsumemasu)gaze at |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | みつめません (mitsumemasen)do not gaze at |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | みつめました (mitsumemashita)gazed at |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | みつめませんでした (mitsumemasendeshita)did not gaze at |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | みつめてください (mitsumetekudasai)please gaze at |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | みつめないでください (mitsumenaidekudasai)please do not gaze at |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | みつめましょう (mitsumemashou)let's gaze at! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | みつめてもいい (mitsumetemoii)may gaze at |
| Polite permission | みつめてもいいです (mitsumetemoiidesu)may gaze at |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | みつめてはいけない (mitsumetehaikenai)must not gaze at |
| Polite prohibition | みつめてはいけません (mitsumetehaikemasen)must not gaze at |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | みつめなさい (mitsumenasai)gaze at (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | みつめてみる (mitsumetemiru)try to gaze at |
| Polite try doing | みつめてみます (mitsumetemimasu)try to gaze at |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | みつめてしまう (mitsumeteshimau)gaze at completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | みつめてしまいます (mitsumeteshimaimasu)gaze at completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | みつめておく (mitsumeteoku)gaze at in advance |
| Polite preparation | みつめておきます (mitsumeteokimasu)gaze at in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | みつめたことがある (mitsumetakotogaaru)have the experience of: gazed at |
| Polite past experience | みつめたことがあります (mitsumetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: gazed at |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | みつめると (mitsumeruto)whenever you gaze at |
| Polite automatic result | みつめますと (mitsumemasuto)whenever you gaze at |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | みつめるなら (mitsumerunara)if you mean to gaze at |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | みつめるだろう (mitsumerudarou)probably gaze at |
| Polite probability | みつめるでしょう (mitsumerudeshou)probably gaze at |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | みつめろ (mitsumero)gaze at! |
| Polite request | みつめてください (mitsumetekudasai)please gaze at |
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