〜てみる
N4te miru
try doing (to see what it is like)
Formation
Verb-te + みる
Chinese meanings
试着做……看看
Chinese formation
动词て形+みる
Chinese usage
实际尝试某个动作,以了解效果或体验结果。
Chinese notes
这里的みる是辅助动词,通常写假名。てみる重在实际试做以观察结果;ようとする侧重尝试采取行动,未必成功。
Examples
- このシャツ、着てみてもいいですか。May I try this shirt on?我可以试穿这件衬衫吗?
- 新しくできたラーメン屋に行ってみた。I went to check out the new ramen shop.我去新开的拉面店尝试了一下。
- 日本の料理を自分で作ってみたいです。I want to try making Japanese food myself.我想试着自己做日本料理。
Notes
Means trying something out to see the result, not making an effort to do something difficult.
#attempt
Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('te-miru');
{
"id": "te-miru",
"pattern": "〜てみる",
"romaji": "te miru",
"level": "N4",
"meaning": "try doing (to see what it is like)",
"formation": "Verb-te + みる",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "このシャツ、着てみてもいいですか。",
"furigana": "このシャツ、{着|き}てみてもいいですか。",
"en": "May I try this shirt on?"
},
{
"ja": "新しくできたラーメン屋に行ってみた。",
"furigana": "{新|あたら}しくできたラーメン{屋|や}に{行|い}ってみた。",
"en": "I went to check out the new ramen shop."
},
{
"ja": "日本の料理を自分で作ってみたいです。",
"furigana": "{日本|にほん}の{料理|りょうり}を{自分|じぶん}で{作|つく}ってみたいです。",
"en": "I want to try making Japanese food myself."
}
],
"tags": [
"attempt"
],
"notes": "Means trying something out to see the result, not making an effort to do something difficult.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "649942fec9e65f6d38afc3278953eb914961bbeb31da05bf4a0d5b262cd5f222",
"meanings": [
"试着做……看看"
],
"formation": "动词て形+みる",
"explanation": "实际尝试某个动作,以了解效果或体验结果。",
"notes": "这里的みる是辅助动词,通常写假名。てみる重在实际试做以观察结果;ようとする侧重尝试采取行动,未必成功。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "このシャツ、着てみてもいいですか。",
"zh": "我可以试穿这件衬衫吗?"
},
{
"ja": "新しくできたラーメン屋に行ってみた。",
"zh": "我去新开的拉面店尝试了一下。"
},
{
"ja": "日本の料理を自分で作ってみたいです。",
"zh": "我想试着自己做日本料理。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n4.json#te-miru",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "222d37b9186d6c0a8372cdd8b956b4b59d961498a3c14f919b45c9e259a8e0cc"
}
}