Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI look at | ||
| NegativeI don’t look at |
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI looked at | ||
| NegativeI didn’t look at |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formlooking at, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am looking at | ||
| Please (て ください)please look at |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can look at | ||
| NegativeI can’t look at |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to look at | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to look at |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s look at |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I look at
- If, when (たら) if I look at
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) look at (do it)
- Plain command look at!
- Please don’t please don’t look at
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am looked at | ||
| CausativeI make someone look at |
How to use はいけん する
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
しりょう は、 あとで ゆっくり はいけん します。
I'll look at the materials carefully later.
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Past
おてがみ は、 ありがたく はいけん しました。
I read your letter with gratitude.
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Te-form
きかくしょ を はいけん して、 かんどう しました。
I read the proposal and was moved.
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Potential
さくひん を はいけん できて、 こうえい です。
It's an honour to be able to see your work.
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Want to
せんせい の え を ぜひ はいけん したい です。
I would love to see your paintings.
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Volitional
まず、 おみせ の しゃしん を はいけん しましょう。
First, let me look at the photos of the shop.
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Conditional
けいやくしょ を はいけん すれば、 おこたえ できます。
If I can see the contract, I can answer.
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Commands and requests
おきゃくさま の しょるい は、 きちんと はいけん しなさい。
Read the customer's documents properly.
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Passive and causative
しんじん に も、 おきゃくさま の しょるい を はいけん させます。
I'll have the new staff look at the customer's documents too.
Good to know
- はいけん する is みる humbly, for something that belongs to the person you speak to: おてがみ を はいけん しました. For what they look at, it is ごらん に なる.
- はいけん させて いただきます, "allow me to take a look", is what a clerk says before checking your passport or ticket.
Where you hear はいけん する
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 3
- おきゃくさま の おてがみ は、 ぜんぶ はいけん します。 I read every letter from our guests.
- きょう、 つばめ トラベル の スケジュール を はいけん しました。 Today, I looked at Tsubame Travel's schedule.
- あした、 ふじた さま の メール を はいけん します。 Tomorrow, I'll read Mister Fujita's email.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: する verb.