Japanese reference
認める
みとめる
to recognize; to acknowledge
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 | みとめる (mitomeru)recognize |
| Polite, masu | みとめます (mitomemasu)recognize |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | みとめない (mitomenai)do not recognize |
| Polite negative | みとめません (mitomemasen)do not recognize |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | みとめた (mitometa)recognized |
| Polite past | みとめました (mitomemashita)recognized |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | みとめなかった (mitomenakatta)did not recognize |
| Polite past negative | みとめませんでした (mitomemasendeshita)did not recognize |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | みとめて (mitomete)recognizing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | みとめまして (mitomemashite)recognizing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | みとめている (mitometeiru)be recognizing |
| Polite te-iru | みとめています (mitometeimasu)be recognizing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | みとめれば (mitomereba)if you recognize |
| Rare literary polite conditional | みとめますれば (mitomemasureba)if you recognize (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 | みとめたら (mitometara)if you recognize |
| Polite conditional, tara | みとめましたら (mitomemashitara)if you recognize |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | みとめられる (mitomerareru)can recognize |
| Polite potential | みとめられます (mitomeraremasu)can recognize |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | みとめよう (mitomeyou)let's recognize! |
| Polite volitional | みとめましょう (mitomemashou)let's recognize! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | みとめたい (mitometai)want to recognize |
| Polite desire, tai | みとめたいです (mitometaidesu)want to recognize |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | みとめられる (mitomerareru)be recognized |
| Polite passive | みとめられます (mitomeraremasu)be recognized |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | みとめさせる (mitomesaseru)make or let someone recognize |
| Polite causative | みとめさせます (mitomesasemasu)make or let someone recognize |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | みとめさせられる (mitomesaserareru)be made to recognize |
| Polite causative-passive | みとめさせられます (mitomesaseraremasu)be made to recognize |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | みとめるな (mitomeruna)do not recognize! |
| Polite negative request | みとめないでください (mitomenaidekudasai)please do not recognize |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | みとめます (mitomemasu)recognize |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | みとめません (mitomemasen)do not recognize |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | みとめました (mitomemashita)recognized |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | みとめませんでした (mitomemasendeshita)did not recognize |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | みとめてください (mitometekudasai)please recognize |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | みとめないでください (mitomenaidekudasai)please do not recognize |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | みとめましょう (mitomemashou)let's recognize! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | みとめてもいい (mitometemoii)may recognize |
| Polite permission | みとめてもいいです (mitometemoiidesu)may recognize |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | みとめてはいけない (mitometehaikenai)must not recognize |
| Polite prohibition | みとめてはいけません (mitometehaikemasen)must not recognize |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | みとめなさい (mitomenasai)recognize (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | みとめてみる (mitometemiru)try to recognize |
| Polite try doing | みとめてみます (mitometemimasu)try to recognize |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | みとめてしまう (mitometeshimau)recognize completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | みとめてしまいます (mitometeshimaimasu)recognize completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | みとめておく (mitometeoku)recognize in advance |
| Polite preparation | みとめておきます (mitometeokimasu)recognize in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | みとめたことがある (mitometakotogaaru)have the experience of: recognized |
| Polite past experience | みとめたことがあります (mitometakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: recognized |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | みとめると (mitomeruto)whenever you recognize |
| Polite automatic result | みとめますと (mitomemasuto)whenever you recognize |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | みとめるなら (mitomerunara)if you mean to recognize |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | みとめるだろう (mitomerudarou)probably recognize |
| Polite probability | みとめるでしょう (mitomerudeshou)probably recognize |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | みとめろ (mitomero)recognize! |
| Polite request | みとめてください (mitometekudasai)please recognize |
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