Verb てみせる

Verb te miseru

JLPT N1 Chapter 136: As if, seeming like, putting it on, 5 of 8

Formation

Verb-て form + みせる

'Show by doing', 'demonstrate', 'prove by action'.

Explanation

The ~てみせる grammar point is used to express the action of demonstrating or proving something by actually doing it. It can be translated as 'show by doing', 'demonstrate', or 'prove by action' in English.

Example sentences

Corpus examples (6)