- 1. [exp, v1] to wait and see; to see how things go; to survey the situation
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | ようすをみる | (yousuwomiru) |
| Polite | ようすをみます | (yousuwomimasu) |
| Past, plain | ようすをみた | (yousuwomita) |
| Past, polite | ようすをみました | (yousuwomimashita) |
| Negative, plain | ようすをみない | (yousuwominai) |
| Negative, polite | ようすをみません | (yousuwomimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | ようすをみなかった | (yousuwominakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ようすをみませんでした | (yousuwomimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | ようすをみて | (yousuwomite) |
| Potential | ようすをみられる | (yousuwomirareru) |
| Volitional | ようすをみよう | (yousuwomiyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | ようすをみれば | (yousuwomireba) |
| Passive | ようすをみられる | (yousuwomirareru) |
| Causative | ようすをみさせる | (yousuwomisaseru) |
| Imperative | ようすをみろ | (yousuwomiro) |
Kanji in this word
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様
Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffixOn: ヨウ (you)、 ショウ (shou)Kun: さま (sama)、 さん (san)
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子
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiacOn: シ (shi)、 ス (su)、 ツ (tsu)Kun: こ (ko)、 -こ (-ko)、 ね (ne)
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見
see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visibleOn: ケン (ken)Kun: み.る (mi.ru)、 み.える (mi.eru)、 み.せる (mi.seru)