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Trying Something with て見る

て見る is used following verbs to say that you tried or are trying to do something.

Using て見る​

To use て見る, you must conjugate the verb into its te-form and then add 見る.

Dictionary Form+て見る
行く行って見る
食べる食べて見る
泳ぐ泳いで見る

て見る is itself a ru-verb and follows ru-verb rules of conjugation. So, if you want to say you won't try something, or you didn't try something, you can conjugate て見る as follows:

||Affirmative|Negative| |:--|:--| |Non-past|て見る|て見ない| |Past|て見た|て見なかった|

Example Sentences​

  • 日本語を勉強してみます。
    I will try to study Japanese.

  • 彼女をデートに誘ってみた。
    I tried to ask her out on a date.

  • あのお寿司屋さんで一度食べてみたいと思っていたんだ。
    I've always to try eating at that sushi restaurant.

  • ラーメンを食べてみたいですか。
    Do you want to try eating ramen?

  • やってみろ
    Try it/Do it yourself.

  • コンピューターを一度再起動してみて下さい。
    Please try restarting the computer.