Temiru - てみる means try or to experiment an action, it is often used after words and verbs. The word temiru comes from the verb 見る (miru) which literally means to see, look, etc. But if this verb is used after another verb in the form te (て) it becomes “temiru” and takes on this new meaning.
If you think logically, trying and experimenting is totally related to the verb to see. First you will see if you are able to perform such an action, you will see if you can, that is trying.
It is also worth remembering that it is not necessary to write “temiru” using the kanji of the verb (miru) 見る, this may even confuse a novice reader and make him think that we are talking about the verb “to see”.
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Examples:
日本語を教えてみます.
Nihongo oshiete mimasu.
I will try to teach Japanese.
Depending on the sentence, you can imply a different meaning, as if you were inviting the person to perform an action, for example:
これ食べてみる?
Do you want to try this?
Want to try to eat?
Can you understand: Want a bite?
少し考えてみます.
I'll think about it for a moment.
I will (try to) think about it a bit.
Temiru is a verb and can be conjugated! So you are able to use the form "tai" to say: "I want to try". Not all sentences that have the expression "mitai" should be translated as Querer Try, but just Quero.
やってみたい。
I want to try.
I want to try!
会ってみたい
even mitai
I would like to (try, experience) meet you.
みんなを笑いの 渦 に巻き込んでみたい。
I want to try to get everyone involved in a whirlpool of laughter.
I want to (try to) put a smile on everyone's face.
let's try different
There are several other conjugations of the verb "ver" such as みせる which if used changes the sentence to "show" instead of try. please note that temiru it's just one of the many ways to say try and try.
We also have the verb thamesu (試す) which means to try, test, experiment, and is sometimes used together with temiru. But the verb thamesu it is used more in the sense of testing or investigating something step by step. Used together with the verb temiru, it is pronounced kokoromiru and means to try or test the result/performance of the action. Examples:
脱走を試みる.
Dassō or kokoromiru.
Try to escape. (from prison)
能力を試す.
Nōryoku or tamesu.
Test the ability.
See other verbs that can mean try or try:
ラーメンを試食する。
Rāmen or shishoku suru.
Try the ramen. (to test)
彼は全力を尽くした
Kare wa zenryoku o tsukushita
He tried his best.
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使ってみるとわかる。
Tsukatte miruto wakaru.
If you try to use it, you will understand.
使う（つかう）：use
わかる：understand
食べてみると、思っていたより美味しかった。
When I tried eating it, it was more delicious than I expected.
When I tried to eat it was tastier than I thought.
食べる（たべる）：to eat
思う（おもう）：think, find
より：more than
美味しい（おいしい）：yummy
その問題は解いてみると簡単でした。
Sono mondai wa hodoite miruto kantandeshita.
When trying to solve this problem, it was easy
その：this
問題（もんだい）：problem, question
解く（とく）：solve
簡単（かんたん）：simple
でした：was
どんな仕事でもやってみる価値がある。
Don'na shigoto de moyatte miru kachigāru.
No matter what the job is, it's worth a try.
どんな：the type of
仕事（しごと）：work
やってみる：try
価値（かち）：value, merit
ある：have, exist
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