by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “Have you ever seen Mt. Fuji?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
Have you ever seen _ ?
_ 見たことある?
mitakoto aru
If you want to ask politely, you can say :
_ 見たことありますか?
mitakoto arimasuka
When you want to say “Have you ever seen _ ?”, put a noun just before “見たことある” or “見たことありますか”.
For example, if you want to say “Have you ever seen Mt. Fuji*?”, you can say like this :
*Mt. Fuji = 富士山 fujisan
富士山見たことある?
fujisan mitakoto aru
Or politely :
富士山見たことありますか?
fujisan mitakoto arimasuka
富士山
Mt. Fuji
+
(あなたは)見たことある
have you ever seen
We do not usually say “あなたは anatawa (= you)” in everyday conversation.