Japanese

れる

みなれる
Meaning: to be used to seeing; to become familiar with
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 見慣れる 見慣れない
Polite 見慣れます 見慣れません
Past 見慣れた 見慣れなかった
Polite + Past 見慣れました 見慣れませんでした
Te-form 見慣れて 見慣れなくて
Potential 見慣れられる 見慣れられない
Passive 見慣れられる 見慣れられない
Causative 見慣れさせる 見慣れさせない
Imperative 見慣れろ 見慣れるな

Handwriting

見
慣
れ
る

Example sentences

It's a road I take every day, but today a flower I hadn't seen before was blooming.
彼は見慣れない機械をしげしげと眺めた。
He stared intently at the unfamiliar machine.

Usage Notes

Used when someone has seen something so often that it becomes familiar or routine. Conversely, '見慣れない' is often used for something unfamiliar or new.

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