てみる (te miru)

Meaning

    All JLPT 4 grammar : てみる(てみる, te miru), to try doing something

    Example

    日本語意味
    ここのソースは舐めてみるとちょっと塩っぱい。If you taste this sauce you’ll find it a bit salty.
    いろいろ考えてみると私の主観ですが、プレゼントはどれだけ気持ちがこめられているかで価値がかわってくるのだと思います。All things considered, and it’s just my opinion but, I think that the value of a present changes depending on how much thought is put into it.
    頭がくらくらしているので、深く考えずにいい加減なことを書いてみる。My head is swimming, so I’ll try writing any-old stuff without any deep thought.
    今日、朝一でポートレートの予約が入っているんだが・・・どうだ?試しにやってみるか?First thing today there’s an appointment for a portrait … what do you say? Will you try doing it as a test?

    Vocabulary

    日本語ローマ字意味
    ちょっとchottoa little
    ここkokohere
    shiosalt
    主観shukansubjectivity; subject
    ataiprice, cost
    価値kachivalue, worth
    考えkangaethinking, thought, view
    kispirit, mind, heart
    気持ちkimochifeeling, sensation, mood
    watashiI, me
    いい加減iikagenirresponsible; perfunctory; careless; lukewarm; half-baked; halfhearted; vague; reasonable; moderate
    atamahead
    今日konnichithis day, these days, recently
    試しtameshitrial, test
    yakuapproximately, about
    予約yoyakureservation, appointment
    asamorning
    どうdouhow, in what way, how about
    ichione

    Kanji

    漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
    キ,ケいきspirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
    も.つ, -も.ち, も.てるhold, have
    コウかんが.える, かんが.えconsider, think over
    おも.う, おもえら.く, おぼ.すthink
    わたくし, わたしprivate, me
    シュ,ス,シュウぬし, おも, あるじlord, chief
    ね, あたいprice, cost, value
    カンみ.る, しめ.すoutlook, appearance
    ショか.く, -が.き, -がきwrite
    くわ.える, くわ.わるadd, addition
    シンふか.い, -ぶか.い, ふか.まるdeep, strengthen
    トウ,ズ,トあたま, かしら, -がしらhead, counter for large animals
    コン,キンいまnow
    ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
    ニュウ,ジュい.る, -い.る, -い.りenter, insert
    チョウあさmorning, dynasty
    こころ.みる, ため.すtest, try
    ヤクつづ.まる, つづ.める, つづま.やかpromise, approximately
    ヨ,シャあらかじ.めbeforehand, previous

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