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見てた

was looking at, was watching

→ 見る
見 see; look at + て Te-form (conjunctive form) + た Past tense
verb · informal, past tense Common #5,077
was looking at, was watching A casual contraction of 見ていた.
JA: ずっと窓の外を見てた。
EN: I was looking out the window the whole time.
Conjugation of 見る

祐子が見てたんだって

Apparently, Yuko was watching.

— バトル・ロワイアル (2000)

園遊会でも僕は君を見てた

I was watching you at the garden party, too.

— イングリッシュ・ペイシェント (1996)

彼のことを見てたの？

Were you watching him?

食事の度に私はあの絵を見てたのにでも全く気付かなかった

Even though I looked at that painting every time I ate, I never noticed it at all.

— パラサイト 半地下の家族 (2019)

ゲームのプレイ動画見てた。

I was watching a gameplay video.

研修医の部屋を知らない名簿を見てたわ

I was looking at the directory because I didn’t know where the resident’s room was.

— REC / レック (2007)

ずっと踊るのを見てた眠るまでずっと

I kept watching you dance until I fell asleep.

— 嵐の中で (2018)

日本に留学していた時、どんな番組見てた？

What kind of shows did you watch when you were studying abroad in Japan?

夢でも見てたんだろう

You must have been dreaming.

— オープン・ユア・アイズ (1997)

彼を見てたの？

Were you watching him?

勉強せずにテレビ見てたんだ。

I was watching TV instead of studying.

怪物映画を見てたすると友達が“お前ならどうする？”

While we were watching a monster movie, my friend asked, “What would you do?”

— ビッグ・シック ぼくたちの大いなる目ざめ (2017)

幽霊が見てたかもな

Maybe a ghost was watching.

— 荒野の用心棒 (1964)

大勢の人が見てた？

Were a lot of people watching?

おめえあそこで何見てたああ？

What were you looking at over there, huh?

— 七人の侍 (1954)

この目で見てた

I saw it with my own eyes.

— REC / レック (2007)

おばちゃんが送った写真いつも見てた

I always looked at the photos Auntie sent.

— When Marnie Was There (2014)

なにを見てたんだろう

I wonder what I was looking at.

— Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)

神は見てたのさ

God was watching.

— ア・フュー・グッドメン (1992)

皆とは何度も見てたが

I’d seen it many times with everyone, but...

— 海の上のピアニスト (1998)

おれは上を見てた

I was looking up.

— さらば、わが愛／覇王別姫 (1993)

それじゃあどうしてずっと私の部屋の方を見てたの？

Then why were you looking toward my room the whole time?

— When Marnie Was There (2014)

怖い夢を見てたの

I was having a scary dream.

— イングリッシュ・ペイシェント (1996)

逮捕された夜見たのよシカゴ中が見てたわ

I saw it the night I was arrested—the whole of Chicago was watching.

— シカゴ (2002)

ちゃんと見てたぞ

I was watching carefully.

— REC / レック (2007)

教会の外に、見てたの？

Were you watching from outside the church?

— ベイビー・ブローカー (2022)

夢見てたの？

Were you dreaming?

— となりのトトロ (1988)

すべて見てた

I saw everything.

— イップ・マン 序章 (2008)

山を見てたけど

I was looking at the mountains, but...

— イル・ポスティーノ (1994)

悪い夢でも見てたみたいだ

It seems like I was having a bad dream.

— Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)

昨日見てたあのドレス買うの？

Are you going to buy that dress you were looking at yesterday?

サッカーの試合を見てたよ。

I was watching a soccer game.

僕は…何が起きたか見てたか？

Did I see what happened…?

— カンフーハッスル (2004)

「見てたわ」と私は笑った。

“I was watching,” I said with a laugh.

試合を見てたのでは？

Weren’t you watching the game?

— フィールド・オブ・ドリームス (1989)

映画を見てたの

I was watching a movie.

— 花様年華 (2000)

お前はずっと前だけ見てたんだな

You’ve been looking straight ahead this whole time, huh.

— Pompo the Cinephile (2021)

トムが私たちのこと見てたかも。

Tom might have been watching us.

見てたの？

Were you watching?

私こういう台所夢に見てたの

I’ve always dreamed of having a kitchen like this.

— Arrietty (2010)

彼は山を見てた

He was looking at the mountain.

— イル・ポスティーノ (1994)

野球を見てただけだ

I was just watching baseball.

— ア・フュー・グッドメン (1992)

見つけたテープを見てたんだ

I was watching the tape I found.

— 嵐の中で (2018)

ずっと画面見てたのね

So you’ve been staring at the screen this whole time.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)