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JAPANESE VERB

みつける

見つける

to find

  • #89 most used
  • Ichidan verb (ru-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI find
NegativeI don’t find

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI found
NegativeI didn’t find

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formfinding, and…
Doing now (て います)I am finding
Please (て ください)please find

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can find
NegativeI can’t find

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to find
NegativeI don’t want to find

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s find

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I find
  2. If, when (たら) if I find

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

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

Passive and causative

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

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am found
CausativeI make someone find

How to use みつける

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

  1. Present and future

    いい カフェ を よく みつけます。

    I often find good cafés.

  2. Past

    えき で さいふ を みつけた。

    I found a wallet at the station.

  3. Te-form

    やすくて いい へや を みつけて ください。

    Please find a nice, cheap room.

  4. Potential

    なかなか いい しごと が みつけられない。

    I just can't find a good job.

  5. Want to

    あたらしい しゅみ を みつけたい です。

    I want to find a new hobby.

  6. Volitional

    いっしょに ゆい の プレゼント を みつけよう。

    Let's find Yui's present together.

  7. Conditional

    かぎ を みつけたら、 おしえて ください。

    If you find the key, let me know.

  8. Commands and requests

    じぶん の こたえ を みつけなさい。

    Find your own answer.

  9. Passive and causative

    かくれて いた ねこ が こども に みつけられました。

    The cat that was hiding was found by the kids.

Good to know

  • みつける is you finding something; みつかる is the thing turning up: さいふ が みつかった.

Where you hear みつける

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Japanese · Beginner Level 3

  • いい へや を みつけます よ。 I'll find you a good flat.
  • マイク さん を みつけました。 I found Mike.
  • あした、 プレゼント を みつけます。 Tomorrow I'll find a present.
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The Summer Festival

Beginner Level 3 · みつけました！

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).