見失う|みうしなうmiushinau[0]heiban (flat)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto lose sight of; to miss
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 見失う(みうしなう) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 見失います(みうしないます) |
| Negative (nai) | 見失わない(みうしなわない) |
| polite (masen) | 見失いません(みうしないません) |
| classical zu / nu | 見失わず・見失わぬ(みうしなわず・みうしなわぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 見失った(みうしなった) |
| polite (mashita) | 見失いました(みうしないました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 見失わなかった(みうしなわなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 見失いませんでした(みうしないませんでした) |
| Te form | 見失って(みうしなって) |
| Potential | 見失える(みうしなえる) |
| Passive | 見失われる(みうしなわれる) |
| Causative | 見失わせる(みうしなわせる) |
| Causative passive | 見失わせられる・見失わされる(みうしなわせられる・みうしなわされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 見失えば(みうしなえば) |
| tara | 見失ったら(みうしなったら) |
| Volitional | 見失おう(みうしなおう) |
| polite (mashou) | 見失いましょう(みうしないましょう) |
| Imperative | 見失え(みうしなえ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related見逃すみのがすNeutralCovers missing or letting something pass — failing to notice, or deliberately letting a wrongdoing slide. 「見失う」 is about something you were watching vanishing from view.
- Related見過ごすみすごすNeutralRefers to overlooking something or letting it go unchallenged, as in 「見過ごせない」; 「見失う」 is about losing track of what you were following.
- Related見落とすみおとすNeutralCovers overlooking — carelessly failing to notice something while looking at it, as in 「誤字を見落とす」.
- Antonym見つけるみつけるNeutralThe opposite of 「見失う」: to find or spot something, rather than lose track of it.
- Antonym発見はっけんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refers to discovery or detection, the counterpart of 「見失う」.
Use 「見失う」 for losing track of a target or losing your direction or sense of self, as in 「犯人を見失う」 and 「目標を見失う」. For missing or letting something pass, use 「見逃す」; for overlooking, 「見落とす」. The opposite is 「見つける」.
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