見みつける is used for finding something. These examples use polite everyday Japanese.

The idea

見みつける is a ichidan verb. Its polite non-past is 見みつけます, polite negative 見みつけません, polite past 見みつけました, and て form 見みつけて. The non-past can express a habit or a future event, depending on context. を marks what someone finds. The intransitive 見みつかる instead focuses on the thing being found.

Patterns to compare
Dictionary formPolite non-pastPolite negativePolite pastて form
見みつける見みつけます見みつけません見みつけました見みつけて

Examples

  • 駅えきで友達ともだちを見みつけました。I spotted my friend at the station.
  • かばんの中なかで鍵かぎを見みつけました。I found the key inside the bag.
  • 子こどもが小ちいさい猫ねこを見みつけました。A child found a small cat.
  • この町まちで新あたらしい店みせを見みつけました。I found a new shop in this town.
  • 本ほんの中なかに答こたえを見みつけました。I found the answer in the book.
  • まだいい部屋へやを見みつけていません。I have not found a good room yet.

Read-aloud uses a synthetic Japanese voice available on your device. Voice quality and availability vary; it does not assess your pronunciation.

Watch out

Do not add て directly to the dictionary form 見みつける; the correct て form is 見みつけて.

Try it yourself

  1. _。(見みつける→ます)

    Show answer or example answer

    見つけます

    見みつけます is the polite non-past of 見みつける; context determines whether it describes a habit or the future.

  2. _。(見みつける→て)

    Show answer or example answer

    見つけて

    見みつけて is the て form of 見みつける; it can link one action to a following clause.

  3. 鍵かぎ_見みつけました。(を/が)

    Show answer or example answer

    を

    を is correct here. を marks what someone finds. The intransitive 見みつかる instead focuses on the thing being found.

Use it today

Make two sentences with 見みつける, one in the polite past and one negative. Check the forms and particles against the table and examples.