Japanese

られる

とみられる
Meaning: is thought to be; is estimated to; appears to be
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

と
見
ら
れ
る

Example

The suspect is thought to have fled abroad.

Usage Notes

Commonly used in news reports to express a judgment or observation based on evidence. It is a passive form of 'みる'.

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