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Japanese verb見える (mieru) Conjugation
見える (mieru) means “to be seen, to be visible, to be in sight”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 見えます, 見えない, 見えて. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to be seen, to be visible, to be in sight
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 見える
- Reading
- みえる
- Romaji
- mieru
- Masu form
- 見えます
- Nai form
- 見えない
- Te-form
- 見えて
- Ta form
- 見えた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 見える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見えない |
| Polite | 見えます |
| Polite negative | 見えません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 見えた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見えなかった |
| Polite | 見えました |
| Polite negative | 見えませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 見えて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見えないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 見えている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見えていない |
| Polite | 見えています |
| Polite negative | 見えていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 見えたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見えたくない |
| Polite | 見えたいです |
| Polite negative | 見えたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 見えよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 見えましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 見えろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 見えるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 見えてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 見えないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 見えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見えられない |
| Polite | 見えられます |
| Polite negative | 見えられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 見えれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見えなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 見えたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見えなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 見えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見えられない |
| Polite | 見えられます |
| Polite negative | 見えられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 見えさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見えさせない |
| Polite | 見えさせます |
| Polite negative | 見えさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 見えさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見えさせられない |
| Polite | 見えさせられます |
| Polite negative | 見えさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 喜ばす (yorokobasu)to delight, to please, to make happy
- 洗い上げる (araiageru)to finish washing
- 押し入る (oshiiru)to push in, to force into, to break in
- 楽しむ (tanoshimu)to enjoy
- 驚かす (odorokasu)to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir
- 嫌う (kirau)to hate, to dislike, to loathe
- 見極める (mikiwameru)to watch to the end
- 限りない (kagirinai)unlimited, endless, boundless
- 呼びかける (yobikakeru)to call out to, to hail, to address
- 交える (majieru)to mix, to combine, to include
- 細い (hosoi)thin, slender, fine
- 指し示す (sashishimesu)to indicate, to show, to point to
About these tables
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