Japanese

なす

みなす
Meaning: to consider as; to regard as; to treat as
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 見なす 見なさない
Polite 見なします 見なしません
Past 見なした 見なさなかった
Polite + Past 見なしました 見なしませんでした
Te-form 見なして 見なさなくて
Potential 見なせる 見なせない
Passive 見なされる 見なされない
Causative 見なさせる 見なさせない
Imperative 見なせ 見なすな

Handwriting

見
な
す

Example sentences

That act was considered a betrayal.
彼は世間から悪人と見なされている。
He is regarded by society as a bad person.
両国は長年、互いを敵国と見なしてきた。
Both countries have long regarded each other as enemy nations.
その大学は長年、リベラル派の牙城と見なされてきた。
For many years, that university has been considered a stronghold of the liberal faction.
マルクス主義において、土地や工場は主要な生産手段と見なされる。
In Marxism, land and factories are considered the primary means of production.
彼は田夫野人と見なされた
He was considered a boor.
中世ヨーロッパでは、異端者と見なされた人々が焚刑に処されることがあった。
In medieval Europe, there were cases where people deemed heretics were burned at the stake.

Usage Notes

Used when treating something as if it were a certain thing, even if it might actually be different.

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