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Breakdown of mitsukeru
see
見
You can see really well if you're just an eye on some human legs.
Usages of mitsukeru
親 を 見つけました。oya o mitsukemashita.
He found his parents.
父 は 古い 手紙 を 見つけた。chichi wa furui tegami o mitsuketa.
My father found an old letter.
必ず 答え を 見つけます。kanarazu kotae o mitsukemasu.
(You) will definitely find the answer.
死体 は 川 で 見つけました。shitai wa kawa de mitsukemashita.
(I) found the corpse in the river.
散歩中 に 美しい 花々 を 見つけました。sanpochuu ni utsukushii hanabana o mitsukemashita.
I found beautiful flowers while walking.
古い マッチ箱 を 見つけました。furui matchibako o mitsukemashita.
I found an old matchbox.
The h-sound in 箱 changes into a b-sound because of rendaku, an irregular phenomenon where the initial letter of the second part of a compound word can become voiced.
病気 の 原因 を 見つけること が 重要 です。byouki no genin o mitsukerukoto ga juuyou desu.
Finding the cause of the illness is important.
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