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Learn Japanese: miru - to see; to look at; to watch

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/miru

miru

to see; to look at; to watch

miru

Breakdown & Usages Conjugations

Breakdown of miru

You can see really well if you're just an eye on some human legs.

Usages of miru

明あ日した　王おう　を　見みます。ashita ou o mimasu.

I will watch the king tomorrow.

私わたしたち　は　二ふた人り　で　テレビ　を　見みました。watashitachi wa futari de terebi o mimashita.

The two of us watched TV together.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

私わたしたち　は　二に時じ間かん　十じゅっ分ぷん　テレビ　を　見みました。watashitachi wa nijikan juppun terebi o mimashita.

We watched TV for two hours and ten minutes.

見みて　ください。mite kudasai.

日に本ほん　の　車くるま　を　見みました。nihon no kuruma o mimashita.

I saw a Japanese car.

おかしな　映えい画が　が　見みたい　です。okashina eiga ga mitai desu.

I want to see a funny movie.

おかしい　映えい画が　が　見みたい　です。okashii eiga ga mitai desu.

I want to see a funny movie.

一お昨と日とい　キツネ　を　見みました。ototoi kitsune o mimashita.

The day before yesterday (I) saw a fox.

それ　を　見みること　が　できます　か。sore o mirukoto ga dekimasu ka.

Can I see that?

一お昨と日とい　日に本ほん　の　ドラマ　を　見みた。ototoi nihon no dorama o mita.

The day before yesterday, (I) watched a Japanese drama.

味あじ　を　見みるaji o miru

to taste^transitive

白しろ黒くろ　の　映えい画が　を　見みて　いる。shirokuro no eiga o mite iru.

(We)'re watching a black and white movie.

甘あまく　見みるamaku miru

to take lightly; to underestimate

子こ供どもたち　は　日に本ほん　の　アニメ　を　見みるの　が　好すき　です。kodomotachi wa nihon no anime o miruno ga suki desu.

(My) kids like watching Japanese animations.

見み　に　行いくmi ni iku

to go to see; to visit

映えい画が　を　見みるの　が　好すき。eiga o miruno ga suki.

(I) like watching movies.

見みた　だけ　だ。mita dake da.

(I) only saw (him).

Here the speaker is emphasizing that they merely saw the person, implying no further interaction.

いいえ、　見みて　いる　だけ　です。iie, mite iru dake desu.

No, I'm just looking.

本ほん　を　読よむ　より　映えい画が　を　見みる　方ほう　が　面おも白しろい　と　思おもう。hon o yomu yori eiga o miru hou ga omoshiroi to omou.

I think it's more interesting to watch films than to read books.

映えい画が　を　見みる　か　本ほん　を　読よむ　か、　どちら　が　いい　です　か。eiga o miru ka hon o yomu ka, dochira ga ii desu ka.

Would you prefer to watch a movie or read a book?

映えい画が　を　見みる　前まえ　に、　ポップコーン　を　買かいました。eiga o miru mae ni, poppukoon o kaimashita.

Before watching the movie, I bought popcorn.

天てん気き　が　悪わるい　時とき、　家いえ　で　映えい画が　を　見みます。tenki ga warui toki, ie de eiga o mimasu.

When the weather is bad, I watch movies at home.

その　フィルム　は　何なん度ど　も　見みた。sono firumu wa nando mo mita.

I've seen that film many times.

その　フィルム　は　何なん度ど　見みた？sono firumu wa nando mita?

How many times have I seen that film?

海うみ　で　カニ　を　見みました。umi de kani o mimashita.

I saw a crab at the sea.

向むこう　に　コウモリ　を　見みました　か。mukou ni koumori o mimashita ka.

Did you see the bat over there?

Note that here it would also be possible to say 向むこう　の　コウモリ, meaning the bat over there.

地ち下か鉄てつ　の　地ち図ず　を　見みて　ください。chikatetsu no chizu o mite kudasai.

Please look at the subway map.

映えい画が　を　見みるの　は　どう　です　か。eiga o miruno wa dou desu ka.

How about seeing a movie?

こっち　を　見みて！kotchi o mite!

花はな火び　を　見みたこと　が　ある。hanabi o mitakoto ga aru.

I have seen fireworks before.

テレビ　を　つけて、　ニュース　を　見みた。terebi o tsukete, nyuusu o mita.

I turned on the TV and watched the news.

あんな　映えい画が　は　もう　二に度どと　見みたく　ない。anna eiga wa mou nidoto mitaku nai.

I don't want to see such a movie ever again.

彼かれ　の　ほか　に　誰だれ　が　その　映えい画が　を　見みたい　です　か。kare no hoka ni dare ga sono eiga o mitai desu ka.

Who else besides him wants to see that movie?

公こう園えん　で　たくさん　の　鳥とり　を　見みました。kouen de takusan no tori o mimashita.

I saw many birds in the park.

この　ナイフ　の　先さき　を　見みて　ください。kono naifu no saki o mite kudasai.

Look at the point of this knife.

横よこ　を　見みて。yoko o mite.

Look to the side.

明あし日た,　一いっ緒しょ　に　映えい画が　を　見みよう！ashita, issho ni eiga o miyou!

Let's watch a movie together tomorrow!

雲くも　を　見みるの　が　好すき　です。kumo o miruno ga suki desu.

I like watching the clouds.

昨き日のう　見みた　ドラマ　は　ちょっと　詰つまらなかった。kinou mita dorama wa chotto tsumaranakatta.

The drama I watched yesterday was a bit boring.

家か庭てい　で　テレビ　を　見みます。katei de terebi o mimasu.

We watch TV at home.

初はじめて　海うみ　を　見みました。hajimete umi o mimashita.

I saw the ocean for the first time.

交こう通つう事じ故こ　の　ニュース　を　見みました　か。koutsuujiko no nyuusu o mimashita ka.

Did you see the news about the traffic accident?

私わたし　は　一いち度ど　だけ　その　映えい画が　を　見みたこと　が　あります。watashi wa ichido dake sono eiga o mitakoto ga arimasu.

I have watched that movie only once.

雨あめ　が　降ふる　と、　家いえ　で　映えい画が　を　見みます。ame ga furu to, ie de eiga o mimasu.

When it rains, I watch movies at home.

映えい画が　を　観みる　なら、　コメディ　が　いい。eiga o miru nara, komedi ga ii.

If you’re going to watch a movie, a comedy is good.

時じ間かん　が　あれば、　映えい画が　を　見みます。jikan ga areba, eiga o mimasu.

If I have time, I’ll watch a movie.

森もり　の　中なか　で　鹿しか　を　見みました。mori no naka de shika o mimashita.

I saw a deer in the forest.

その　写しゃ真しん　は　多おおく　の　人ひと　に　見みられました。sono shashin wa ooku no hito ni miraremashita.

That photo was seen by many people.

メール　が　見みられました。meeru ga miraremashita.

The email was seen.

テレビ　を　見みながら、　ご飯はん　を　食たべます。terebi o minagara, gohan o tabemasu.

I eat while watching TV.

時じ間かん　が　あれば、　映えい画が　でも　見みよう。jikan ga areba, eiga demo miyou.

If I have time, I might watch a movie or something.

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