Japanese Word of the Day
見るみる - miru
look
Definitions
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見る |
1. v. (ja-vp, 見る, 見える, c=見せる, みる, みえる, ck=みせる) |
2. v. to see, to watch, to observe, to look at something |
3. v. to look over, to examine, to judge |
4. v. to take care of, to look after, to keep an eye on somebody |
5. v. to view something, like paintings, flowers or a movie |
映画を見に行く - to go see a movie |
あの 監督 の 映画 を 見た こと は ありません。 - I haven't seen any of that director's movies before. |
6. v. みる: (after the w:Japanese verb conjugation#te form te form of a verb) to try to do (q, literally, “do the preceding verb and see”) |
納豆を食べてみませんか。 - Why not try to eat natto? |
死ぬ まで 君 と 生きて みたい よ - Until death I want to try to live with you |
怪しい 扉 を 開けて みたくない よ - I don't want to try to open the weird door! |
7. v. Usage: * This auxiliary usage implies that the action has never been attempted by the subject. |
Pronunciation
miru
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