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JAPANESE VERB

やって みる

to give it a try

  • #137 most used
  • Ichidan verb (ru-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI give it a try
NegativeI don’t give it a try

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI gave it a try
NegativeI didn’t give it a try

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formgiving it a try, and…
Doing now (て います)I am giving it a try
Please (て ください)please give it a try

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can give it a try
NegativeI can’t give it a try

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to give it a try
NegativeI don’t want to give it a try

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s give it a try

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I give it a try
  2. If, when (たら) if I give it a try

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) give it a try (do it)
  2. Plain command give it a try!
  3. Please don’t please don’t give it a try

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am given it a try
CausativeI make someone give it a try

How to use やって みる

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    まず じぶん で やって みます。

    First I'll try it myself.

  2. Past

    レシピ の とおり に やって みた けど、 だめ だった。

    I tried following the recipe, but it didn't work.

  3. Te-form

    むずかしそう でも、 やって みて ください。

    Even if it looks hard, please give it a try.

  4. Potential

    ここ なら ただ で やって みられます。

    Here you can try it for free.

  5. Want to

    いちど サーフィン を やって みたい。

    I'd like to try surfing once.

  6. Volitional

    しっぱい して も いい から、 やって みよう。

    It's fine if we fail, so let's give it a go.

  7. Conditional

    やって みれば、 かんたん だ と わかる よ。

    If you try it, you'll see it's easy.

  8. Commands and requests

    もんく を いう まえ に、 やって みなさい。

    Try it before you complain.

  9. Passive and causative

    やって みる まえ から あきらめる な と いわれた。

    I was told not to give up before even trying.

Good to know

  • て みる after any verb is to try doing it: たべて みる, きて みる.
  • Nobody puts やって みる in the passive or the causative, so that sentence shows it beside another verb.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).