話が見えない · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 話が見えない | 話が見えなくない |
| Polite | 話が見えないです | 話が見えなくないですalso 話が見えなくありません |
| Past polite | 話が見えなかったです | 話が見えなくなかったですalso 話が見えなくありませんでした |
| Past | 話が見えなかった | 話が見えなくなかった |
| Te-form | 話が見えなくて | 話が見えなくなくて |
| Adverbial | 話が見えなく | |
| Conditional | 話が見えなければ | 話が見えなくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 話が見えなかったら | 話が見えなくなかったら |
can't follow the conversation; don't get what someone is saying
Used when the speaker cannot grasp the point or direction of a discussion, often because it is unclear, disjointed, or lacks context.
His explanation jumped all over the place, and I couldn't follow what he was saying.
I joined the meeting partway through, so I can't follow the discussion.
A set phrase combining 話 (talk, story) with 見えない (cannot see), literally 'the talk is not visible', figuratively meaning the speaker cannot grasp the thread or point of the conversation.