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Japanese verb見る (miru) Conjugation
見る (miru) means “to see, to watch”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 見ます, 見ない, 見て. 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 see, to watch
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 見る
- Reading
- みる
- Romaji
- miru
- Masu form
- 見ます
- Nai form
- 見ない
- Te-form
- 見て
- Ta form
- 見た
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 見る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見ない |
| Polite | 見ます |
| Polite negative | 見ません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 見た |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見なかった |
| Polite | 見ました |
| Polite negative | 見ませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 見て |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見ないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 見ている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見ていない |
| Polite | 見ています |
| Polite negative | 見ていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 見たい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見たくない |
| Polite | 見たいです |
| Polite negative | 見たくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 見よう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 見ましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 見ろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 見るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 見てください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 見ないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 見られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見られない |
| Polite | 見られます |
| Polite negative | 見られません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 見れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見なければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 見たら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見なかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 見られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見られない |
| Polite | 見られます |
| Polite negative | 見られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 見させる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見させない |
| Polite | 見させます |
| Polite negative | 見させません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 見させられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 見させられない |
| Polite | 見させられます |
| Polite negative | 見させられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 来る (kuru)to come
- 行く (iku)to go
- ある (aru)to be (things), to have
- いる (iru)to be (people, animals)
- 食べる (taberu)to eat
- 飲む (nomu)to drink
- 聞く (kiku)to hear, to listen, to ask
- 話す (hanasu)to speak, to talk
- 読む (yomu)to read
- 書く (kaku)to write
- 買う (kau)to buy
- 待つ (matsu)to wait
About these tables
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