JLPT N5 vocabulary
見せる: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
みせる2Nakadaka · falls inside
Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Meaning
- to show, to display
- to make (something or someone) look ..., to present an appearance of ...
- to make (something) worth watching, to be entertaining
- (auxiliary verb) to make a show of (doing), to do in a conspicuous manner, to do in view of others (after the -te form of a verb)
- (auxiliary verb) to resolve to do, to do at any cost, to show others that one will ... (after the -te form of a verb)

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 見せる | 見せ |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 見せ | 見せ |
| Polite presentます形 | 見せ | 見せ |
| Polite pastました形 | 見せ | 見せ |
| Te-formて形 | 見せ | 見せ |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 見せ | 見せ |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 見せ | 見せ |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 見せ | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 見せ | 見せ |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 見せ | 見せる |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 見せ | 見せ |
| Passive受身形 | 見せ | 見せ |
| Make / let使役形 | 見せ | 見せ |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 見せ | 見せ |
Example sentences
まず私が最初にやって見せますね。
First of all, I'll do it and show you.
私が当選した暁には公約を全て実現して見せます。
When I am elected, I will fulfill all of my campaign promises—just watch.