見せる
みせる
to show, to display
Miseru (見せる) is an ichidan verb meaning "to show, to display". Its polite form is 見せます (misemasu), its te form is 見せて (misete), its past form is 見せた (miseta), and its negative form is 見せない (misenai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N5
Miseru (見せる) conjugation quick reference
見せる means "to show, to display". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Miseru example sentences
このしゃしんを見せてください。
Please show me this photo.
かのじょはあたらしいバッグを見せた。
She showed (me) her new bag.
そのほんは見せません。
I won’t show that book.
How to use Miseru: grammar notes
•Use を to mark the thing you're showing — for example, 写真を見せる means "to show (someone) a photo."
•Use に to mark the person you're showing something to — like 友だちに見せる means "to show it to a friend."
•Don’t confuse 見る (to look/see) with 見せる (to show); 見る is something you do, while 見せる is something you do for someone else.
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Miseru
見せてください
Please show me
写真を見せる
Show (me) a photo
実力を見せる
Show one's skills / ability
Miseru (見せる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 見せる | miseru |
| Masu Form | 見せます | misemasu |
| Te Form | 見せて | misete |
| Past Form | 見せた | miseta |
| Negative Form | 見せない | misenai |
| Past Negative | 見せなかった | misenakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 見せます | misemasu |
| Polite Past | 見せました | misemashita |
| Polite Negative | 見せません | misemasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 見せませんでした | misemasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 見せられる | miserareru |
| Passive Form | 見せられる | miserareru |
| Causative Form | 見せさせる | misesaseru |
| Causative Passive | 見せさせられる | misesaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 見せよう | miseyou |
| Imperative Form | 見せろ | misero |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 見せれば | misereba |
| Conditional (たら) | 見せたら | misetara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 見せている | miseteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 見せたい | misetai |
| Prohibition | 見せるな | miseruna |