Grammar Info

N4 Lesson 10: 5/18

()えるIt seems that, It can be deduced, One can conclude that

Structure

Verb + みえる
[い]Adjective + みえる
[な]Adjective + () + みえる
Noun + () + みえる

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About とみえる

とみえる (primarily written only in hiragana) is a phrase that combines the case marking particle , with the る-Verb()える 'to appear', or 'to be visible'.

This use of the particle in Japanese is called a result, and marks when (A) is something that has come to a conclusion, or can be concluded. In this way とみえる literally means 'from the way it appears, one can conclude that it's (A)'. However, this translates a bit more smoothly as 'it can be deduced that (A)', or 'it seems that (A)'.

This expression is always used directly after the phrase that it is drawing as a conclusion. However, nouns and な-Adjectives will require before とみえる.

While this phrase is conjecture (making a guess about something), it usually implies that the speaker has done some sort of research, or has some reason that led them to 'draw (A) as a conclusion'. Due to this, it appears reasonably confident.

Fun Fact

always 'sums up' things. As a quotation, it sums up the phrase before it as either something that was said, or thought. As 一緒(いっしょ) 'being together', it sums up groups of things that are existing/performing actions mutually. Lastly, as a result, it sums up causes, and then illustrates their effects.

Examples

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    あの(おや)(やさ)みえる

    Those parents seem nice.

    (いえ)()ったけど留守(るす)()えた

    I went to their house, but it seemed that they weren't home.

    (かれ)マラソン(はし)った()えてハアハア()ている

    It seems that he ran a marathon, he is breathing heavily.

    テストに()ちたから勉強(べんきょう)してなかった()える

    Since he failed the test, one can conclude that he did not study.

    (みず)()えた、ラムネでした

    It seemed that it was water, but it was lemon soda. (One can conclude that)

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