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JAPANESE VERB

みおくる

見送る

to see someone off

  • #304 most used
  • Godan verb (u-verb)

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI see someone off
NegativeI don’t see someone off

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI saw someone off
NegativeI didn’t see someone off

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formseeing someone off, and…
Doing now (て います)I am seeing someone off
Please (て ください)please see someone off

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can see someone off
NegativeI can’t see someone off

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to see someone off
NegativeI don’t want to see someone off

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s see someone off

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I see someone off
  2. If, when (たら) if I see someone off

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) see someone off (do it)
  2. Plain command see someone off!
  3. Please don’t please don’t see someone off

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am seen someone off
CausativeI make someone see someone off

How to use みおくる

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    まいあさ、 げんかん で おっと を みおくります。

    Every morning I see my husband off at the door.

  2. Past

    くうこう で ともだち を みおくった。

    I saw my friend off at the airport.

  3. Te-form

    えき で でんしゃ を みおくって、 さびしく なった。

    I watched the train leave from the platform and felt lonely.

  4. Potential

    しごと で、 みおくれなくて ごめん。

    Sorry I couldn't see you off, I was working.

  5. Want to

    さいご まで みおくりたい から、 ホーム に いく。

    I want to see him off till the end, so I'm going onto the platform.

  6. Volitional

    みんな で せんぱい を みおくろう。

    Let's all see our senior off.

  7. Conditional

    げんかん まで みおくれば、 じゅうぶん です よ。

    Seeing them to the door is plenty.

  8. Commands and requests

    おきゃくさま を えき まで みおくりなさい。

    See the guest to the station.

  9. Passive and causative

    かぞく ぜんいん に みおくられて、 しゅっぱつ した。

    I set off with my whole family seeing me off.

Good to know

  • みおくる is also to let something pass: こんかい は みおくる, "I'll pass this time".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).