JLPT N3 Grammar (to mieru / to miete)

Meaning

it seems that ~

How to use

Verb (casual)と見える
とみえる
とみえて
Noun + だ
な-adjective + だ
い-adjective
to mieru とみえる jlpt n3 grammar meaning 文法 例文 japanese flashcards

Learn Japanese grammar: 【とみえる】(to mieru) / 【とみえて】(to miete). Meaning: it seems that ~.

Both the kanji and hiragana forms may be used.


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Example #1

かれはびょうきだとみえる。
kare wa byouki da to mieru.
He appears to be sick.
Example #2

かれはうんがむいてきたとみえる。
kare wa un ga muite kita to mieru.
Luck seems to be heading his way.
Example #3

やまださんはいそがしいとみえて、このごろででんわもしてこない。
yamada san wa isogashii to miete, kono goro denwa mo shite konai.
Mr. Yamada seems busy now, which may be why he hasn't called.
Example #4

あめがふったとみえて、みちがぬれている。
amega futta to miete, michi ga nureteiru.
It seems that it just rained, as the road is wet.
Example #5

かれはくろうしたとみえて、じっさいのねんれいよりふけてみえる。
kare wa kurou shita to miete, jissai no nenrei yori fukete mieru.
He seems as if he has worked very hard through his life since he looks older than his actual age.
Example #6

かれはにほんごのべんきょうがしんけんになってきたとみえる。
kare wa nihongo no benkyou ga shinken ni nattekita to mieru.
He seems to have started to get more serious with his Japanese studies.
Example #7

きょうはやまださんがせきにすわったのをみていない。やまださんはいそがしいとみえる。
kyou wa yamada san ga seki ni suwatta no o mitteinai. yamada san wa isogashii to mieru.
Today I haven't seen Mr. Yamada in his seat at all. It seems that he is busy..
Example #8

インフルエンザがなおったとみえてもウイルスはまだのこっているばあいがあるので、しばらくはくすりをつづけてください。
infuruenza ga naotta to mietemo uirusu wa mada nokotteiru baai ga aru no de, shibaraku kusuri o tsudzukete kudasai.
Even if it seems as if you've recovered from the flu, the virus may still be lingering, so please continue to use your medicine.

Vocabulary List

KanjiKanaEnglish
かれhe
病気びょうきsickness
日本語にほんごJapanese language
勉強べんきょうstudies
真剣にしんけんにseriously
うんluck
向いてるむいてるfacing; heading towards
忙しいいそがしいbusy
電話でんわtelephone; to call
雨が降ったあめがふったit rained
道が濡れているみちがぬれているroads are wet
苦労くろうwork hard; suffer
実際じっさいin actuality
年齢よりねんれいmore than age
老けるふけるto grow / appear old
インフルエンザいんふるえんざflu
治るなうるto cure; recover
ウイルスういるすvirus
残るのこるto remain
場合ばあいcase
しばらくfor a while longer
薬を続くくするをつづくcontinue medicine

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