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.

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