Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI look | ||
| NegativeI don’t look |
JAPANESE VERB
ご覧 に なる
to look, to see, respectfully
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI look | ||
| NegativeI don’t look |
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI looked | ||
| NegativeI didn’t look |
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formlooking, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am looking | ||
| Please (て ください)please look |
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can look | ||
| NegativeI can’t look |
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to look | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to look |
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s look |
条件形 · “if” and “when”
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am looked | ||
| CausativeI make someone look |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
しゃちょう は まいあさ しんぶん を ごらん に なります。
The president reads the paper every morning.
せんせい は わたし の レポート を ごらん に なりました。
The teacher looked at my report.
こちら を ごらん に なって ください。
Please take a look at this.
かいじょう で は、 さくひん を ちかく で ごらん に なれます。
At the venue, you can see the works up close.
ふじた さま は、 ほか の へや も ごらん に なりたい そう です。
Mr. Fujita would also like to see the other rooms, I hear.
せんせい は、 いま その てがみ を ごらん に なろう と して います。
The teacher is just about to look at the letter.
しゃちょう が ごらん に なれば、 すぐ きまります。
Once the president sees it, it'll be decided quickly.
こちら は まだ ごらん に ならないで ください。
Please don't look at this yet.
しゃちょう も、 この しりょう を ごらん に なられた そう です。
I hear the president has also seen these materials.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).