Japanese

になる

ごらんになる
Meaning: to see; to look at; to watch (honorific)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present ご覧になる ご覧にならない
Polite ご覧になります ご覧になりません
Past ご覧になった ご覧にならなかった
Polite + Past ご覧になりました ご覧になりませんでした
Te-form ご覧になって ご覧にならなくて
Potential ご覧になれる ご覧になれない
Passive ご覧になられる ご覧になられない
Causative ご覧にならせる ご覧にならせない
Causative + Passive ご覧にならされる ご覧にならされない
Imperative ご覧になれ ご覧になるな

Handwriting

ご
覧
に
な
る

Example

The teacher watched the new movie.

Usage Notes

The honorific form (keigo) of 'miru' (to see). Used to show respect to the person performing the action.

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