Japanese reference
見る
みる
to see; to look at; to watch
Regular · 34 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 | みる (miru)see; watch (plain) |
| Polite, masu | みます (mimasu)see; watch (polite) |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | みない (minai)do not see or watch (plain) |
| Polite negative | みません (mimasen)do not see or watch (polite) |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | みた (mita)saw; watched (plain) |
| Polite past | みました (mimashita)saw; watched (polite) |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | みなかった (minakatta)did not see or watch (plain) |
| Polite past negative | みませんでした (mimasendeshita)did not see or watch (polite) |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | みて (mite)see or watch and ... |
| Polite te-form | みまして (mimashite)seeing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | みている (miteiru)be watching |
| Polite te-iru | みています (miteimasu)be seeing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | みれば (mireba)if (you) see or watch |
| Rare literary polite conditional | みますれば (mimasureba)if you see (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 | みたら (mitara)if (you) see or watch; after watching |
| Polite conditional, tara | みましたら (mimashitara)if you see |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | みられる (mirareru)can see or watch |
| Polite potential | みられます (miraremasu)can see |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | みよう (miyou)let's see; let's watch |
| Polite volitional | みましょう (mimashou)let's see! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | みたい (mitai)want to see |
| Polite desire, tai | みたいです (mitaidesu)want to see |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | みられる (mirareru)be seen or watched |
| Polite passive | みられます (miraremasu)be seen |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | みさせる (misaseru)make or let someone see or watch |
| Polite causative | みさせます (misasemasu)make or let someone see |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | みさせられる (misaserareru)be made to see or watch |
| Polite causative-passive | みさせられます (misaseraremasu)be made to see |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | みるな (miruna)do not see! |
| Polite negative request | みないでください (minaidekudasai)please do not see |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | みます (mimasu)see |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | みません (mimasen)do not see |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | みました (mimashita)saw |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | みませんでした (mimasendeshita)did not see |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | みてください (mitekudasai)please see |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | みないでください (minaidekudasai)please do not see |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | みましょう (mimashou)let's see! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | みてもいい (mitemoii)may see |
| Polite permission | みてもいいです (mitemoiidesu)may see |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | みてはいけない (mitehaikenai)must not see |
| Polite prohibition | みてはいけません (mitehaikemasen)must not see |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | みなさい (minasai)see (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | みてみる (mitemiru)try to see |
| Polite try doing | みてみます (mitemimasu)try to see |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | みてしまう (miteshimau)see completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | みてしまいます (miteshimaimasu)see completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | みておく (miteoku)see in advance |
| Polite preparation | みておきます (miteokimasu)see in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | みたことがある (mitakotogaaru)have the experience of: saw |
| Polite past experience | みたことがあります (mitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: saw |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | みると (miruto)whenever you see |
| Polite automatic result | みますと (mimasuto)whenever you see |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | みるなら (mirunara)if you mean to see |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | みるだろう (mirudarou)probably see |
| Polite probability | みるでしょう (mirudeshou)probably see |
Respect
Honorific
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Honorific | ごらんになる (goranninaru)see (honoring the subject) |
| Polite honorific | ごらんになります (goranninarimasu)see (honoring the subject) |
Humble
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Humble | はいけんする (haikensuru)see (humbly) |
| Polite humble | はいけんします (haikenshimasu)see (humbly) |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | みろ (miro)look!; watch! (command) |
| Polite request | みてください (mitekudasai)please see |
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