~てごらん

〜te goran

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Formation

Verb-て form + ごらん

Suggest or invite someone to try doing something; 'Why don't you try...'.

When to use

てごらん: 'try it and see', said to a child or someone junior.

Explanation

The ~てごらん grammar point is used to gently suggest or invite someone to try doing something. It is softer and more casual than ~てみて, and is used among friends or family.

Example sentences

Trying (Try Doing / Try To / Refuse To)

Corpus examples (60)

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