Japanese

つける

みつける
Meaning: to find; to discover
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 見つける 見つけない
Polite 見つけます 見つけません
Past 見つけた 見つけなかった
Polite + Past 見つけました 見つけませんでした
Te-form 見つけて 見つけなくて
Potential 見つけられる 見つけられない
Passive 見つけられる 見つけられない
Causative 見つけさせる 見つけさせない
Imperative 見つけろ 見つけるな

Handwriting

見
つ
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る

Example sentences

I lost my keys, but I finally found them.
棚の奥から古い写真を見つけた。
He found an old photo from the back of the shelf.
警察は犯行の動かぬ証拠を見つけた。
The police found undeniable evidence of the crime.
新しい職場に自分の居場所を見つけた。
I found my place in the new workplace.
迷路で出口を見つけるのは大変だった。
It was hard to find the exit in the maze.
山で熊の足跡を見つけた。
I found bear footprints in the mountain.
森の奥に清らかな泉を見つけた。
I found a clear spring deep in the forest.
出口を見つけようとして、暗闇の中でもがいた。
I struggled in the darkness, trying to find the exit.
書類の間違いをすぐに見つけて、訂正しました。
I quickly found the error in the document and corrected it.
この問題に対して、より合理的な解決策を見つける必要がある。
We need to find a more rational solution to this problem.

Usage Notes

To find something one was looking for or to discover something new.

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