Japanese

つかる

みつかる
Meaning: to be found; to be discovered
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 見つかる 見つからない
Polite 見つかります 見つかりません
Past 見つかった 見つからなかった
Polite + Past 見つかりました 見つかりませんでした
Te-form 見つかって 見つからなくて
Potential 見つかれる 見つかれない
Passive 見つかられる 見つかられない
Causative 見つからせる 見つからせない
Causative + Passive 見つからされる 見つからされない
Imperative 見つかれ 見つかるな

Handwriting

見
つ
か
る

Example sentences

The key was found under the sofa.
その質問に対する正しい答えが見つかりません。
I can't find the correct answer to that question.
体に異常は見つからなかった。
No abnormalities were found in the body.
犯人を特定する手がかりがまだ見つかっていない。
A clue to identify the culprit hasn't been found yet.
仕事は辞めたいが、かといって、すぐに次の職が見つかるとも限らない。
I want to quit my job, but at the same time, it's not certain I'll find the next one right away.
健康診断の結果、血液に異常は見つからなかった。
As a result of the health checkup, no abnormalities were found in the blood.
そのシステムには、セキュリティ上の致命的な欠陥が見つかった。
A fatal security flaw was found in that system.
視点を変えれば、新しい解決策が見つかるかもしれない。
If you change your perspective, you might find a new solution.
その工場では、製品の不良が相次いで見つかった。
At that factory, defects in the products were found one after another.
海底から古い難破船が見つかり、中には大量の金貨が眠っていた。
An old shipwreck was discovered on the seabed, with a large number of gold coins lying dormant inside.

Usage Notes

An intransitive verb used when something that was lost or hidden is located.

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