Verb てみる

〜te miru

JLPT N4 Chapter 32: て-form auxiliaries, 4 of 6

Formation

Verb-て form + みる

Used to express 'try to' or 'attempt to do'.

When to use

て + みる: try doing it to see how it goes (食べてみる).

Explanation

The ~てみる grammar point is used with verbs to express 'trying' or 'attempting' to do something. It emphasizes the idea of giving something a go or trying it out, often to see what the results or outcome will be.

Example sentences

Trying (Try Doing / Try To / Refuse To)

Corpus examples (60)

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