IntermediateJLPT N2 Grammar

みせる

Determine to show; will certainly

Romaji: miseru

Meaning & usage

Can manage to; will definitely do; am determined to | The speaker's strong determination to achieve something for others to see.

Notes

(literary award)​

Example sentences 6

  1. 一男は百メートルを十一 びょうで走ってみせた。

    Kazuo managed to run 100 meters in 11 seconds.

  2. 三百ページの本を一時間で読んでみせるぞ。

    I will definitely read a 300-page book in one hour.

  3. 今年こそは修士論文を書き上げてみせる。

    This year I will definitely finish writing my master's thesis.

  4. 僕はこの会社の社長になってみせる。

    I am determined to become the president of this company.

  5. 僕は小説を書いて、 芥川あくたがわ賞を取ってみせる。

    I will definitely write a novel and get the Akutagawa Prize.

  6. 私はあのハンサムな男の子と結婚してみせるわ。

    I can manage to marry that handsome guy.