てみる details

write + (and…) + try doing and see

kaite miru

try doing and see

meaning: try writing

よさそうなレシピを見みつけたら、まず作っつくってみる。

yosasou na reshipi o mitsuketara, mazu tsukutte miru.

When I find a promising recipe, I first try making it. neutral

このアプリ、一回いっかい使つかってみて。めっちゃ便利べんりだよ。

kono apuri, ikkai tsukatte mite. metcha benri da yo.

Give this app a try — it's super handy. casual

colloquial
past
polite
volitional

Examples

try doing and see what happens — do it once to learn the result

よさそうなレシピを見みつけたら、まず作つくってみる。

yosasou na reshipi o mitsuketara, mazu tsukuttemiru.

When I find a promising recipe, I first try making it. neutral

このアプリ、一回いっかい使つかってみて。めっちゃ便利べんりだよ。

kono apuri, ikkai tsukatte mite. metcha benri da yo.

Give this app a try — it's super handy. casual

駅前えきまえに新あたらしくできたパン屋やで買かってみた。

ekimae ni atarashiku dekita pan'ya de katte mita.

I tried the new bakery in front of the station. neutral

一度いちど、担当者たんとうしゃにご相談そうだんなさってみてはいかがでしょうか。

ichido, tantousha ni go soudan nasatte mite wa ikaga deshou ka.

Might you consider consulting the person in charge? formal

Formation

{V-te}みるattaches to て-form

Variant notes

てみ — clipped imperative of てみて — 食べてみ、おいしいから. Blunt but friendly; speech only.

Notes

見る has bleached to pure "and see" — always written in kana here. てみる means the action actually happens: 食べてみた entails eating took place, and only the verdict is open. A willing agent is mandatory, so no ×雨が降ってみる.

Related patterns

Similar

ておく
Both aim the action beyond itself — てみる does it to find out the outcome, ておく does it to serve a coming situation; both demand a willing agent, so 雨が降ってみる and 降っておく are equally impossible.

Lookalikes

てくる
In the "go check" scene they nearly collide — ちょっと見てくる promises a round trip away and back with the answer; ちょっと見てみる promises only an attempt on the spot; てくる moves the body, てみる only tests the outcome.