〜てみる

try doing

Doing something to see what it is like or what happens: "try doing".

Readings

Conjugation rules

Put the verb in the て-form and add みる: 食(た)べる becomes 食(た)べてみる.
みる conjugates like an ichidan verb: 食(た)べてみます, 食(た)べてみた, 食(た)べてみたい (want to try).

ichidan

食(た)べる(to eat)食(た)べてみる

godan

聞(き)く(to ask)聞(き)いてみる

irregular

する(to do)してみる

この料理(りょうり)を食(た)べてみてください。

Please try this dish.

日本語(にほんご)で話(はな)してみます。

I'll try speaking in Japanese.

〜ようとするtry to / be about to
"Try to" do something that takes effort and may not succeed; てみる actually does it to see how it goes.

How it comes back in Isori

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日本語(にほんご)で話(はな)してみます。

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日本語(にほんご)で話(はな)してみます。

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日本語(にほんご)で話(はな)してみます。

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日本語(にほんご)で話(はな)してみます。

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