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Study Resource: Te-miru Reference Sheet

By: Mayumi Ito

Conjugation table for みる [miru]

This chart illustrates how to conjugate the Japanese verb みる transcribed miru into a variety of different tenses and forms.

Verb FormPlainPolite

Non-past affirmative

みる transcribed miru
みます transcribed mimasu

Non-past negative

みない transcribed minai
みません transcribed mimasen

Past affirmative

みた transcribed mita
みました transcribed mimashita

Past negative

みなかった transcribed minakatta
みませんでした transcribed mimasen deshita

Te-form

みて transcribed mite

Nai-stem

(ない) transcribed mi(nai)

Masu-stem

(ます) transcribed mi(masu)

Conditional form (ba-form)

みれば transcribed mireba

Volitional form

みよう transcribed miyō

Imperative form

みろ transcribed miro

te-form + みる (miru)

This chart provides examples of how you can create the te-form of different types of Japanese verbs, and combine that with the helping verb みる transcribed miru.

Verb TypeDictionary Form〜てみる transcribed te miru form

u-verb

行く
Transcription: iku
Translation: to go
行ってみる
Transcription: itte miru
泳ぐ
Transcription: oyogu
Translation: to swim
泳いでみる*
Transcription: oyoide miru

ru-verb

見る
Transcription: miru
Translation: to look at
てみる
Transcription: mite miru
考える
Transcription: kangaeru
Translation: to think
考えてみる
Transcription: kangaete miru

irregular verb

する
Transcription: suru
Translation: to do
てみる
Transcription: shite miru
来る
Transcription: kuru
Translation: to come
てみる
Transcription: kite miru