Japanese

つけ

みつけだす
Meaning: to find out; to discover; to locate
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 見つけ出す 見つけ出さない
Polite 見つけ出します 見つけ出しません
Past 見つけ出した 見つけ出さなかった
Polite + Past 見つけ出しました 見つけ出しませんでした
Te-form 見つけ出して 見つけ出さなくて
Potential 見つけ出せる 見つけ出せない
Passive 見つけ出される 見つけ出されない
Causative 見つけ出させる 見つけ出させない
Imperative 見つけ出せ 見つけ出すな

Handwriting

見
つ
け
出
す

Example sentences

I found a photo from inside an old book.
彼は古本屋を漁って、珍しい初版本を見つけ出した。
He searched through second-hand bookstores and found a rare first edition.

Usage Notes

Emphasizes the act of searching for and successfully identifying something that was hidden or difficult to find.

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