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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。asita ou wo 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。watasitati ha hutari de terebi wo mimasita.

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。watasitati ha nizikan zyuppun terebi wo mimasita.

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 wo mimasita.

I saw a Japanese car.

おかしな　映えい画が　が　見みたい　です。okasina 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。okasii 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 kitune wo mimasita.

The day before yesterday (I) saw a fox.

それ　を　見みること　が　できます　か。sore wo 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 wo mita.

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

味あじ　を　見みるazi wo miru

to taste^transitive

白しろ黒くろ　の　映えい画が　を　見みて　いる。sirokuro no eiga wo 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。kodomotati ha nihon no anime wo 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 wo 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 wo yomu yori eiga wo miru hou ga omosiroi 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 wo miru ka hon wo yomu ka, dotira 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 wo miru mae ni, poppukoon wo kaimasita.

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 wo 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 ha 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 ha 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 wo mimasita.

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 wo mimasita 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。tikatetu no tizu wo 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 wo miruno ha dou desu ka.

How about seeing a movie?

こっち　を　見みて！kotti wo mite!

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

I have seen fireworks before.

テレビ　を　つけて、　ニュース　を　見みた。terebi wo tukete, nyuusu wo 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 ha 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 wo 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 wo mimasita.

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 naihu no saki wo mite kudasai.

Look at the point of this knife.

横よこ　を　見みて。yoko wo 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！asita, issyo ni eiga wo miyou!

Let's watch a movie together tomorrow!

雲くも　を　見みるの　が　好すき　です。kumo wo 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 ha tyotto tumaranakatta.

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 wo mimasu.

We watch TV at home.

初はじめて　海うみ　を　見みました。hazimete umi wo mimasita.

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。koutuuziko no nyuusu wo mimasita 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。watasi ha itido dake sono eiga wo 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 huru to, ie de eiga wo 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 wo miru nara, komedhi 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。zikan ga areba, eiga wo 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 sika wo mimasita.

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 syasin ha ooku no hito ni miraremasita.

That photo was seen by many people.

メール　が　見みられました。meeru ga miraremasita.

The email was seen.

テレビ　を　見みながら、　ご飯はん　を　食たべます。terebi wo minagara, gohan wo 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。zikan ga areba, eiga demo miyou.

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

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