Japanese word

試す

Pronunciation

Romajitamesu

Meaning

  • verbtry

Example

新しい料理を試します。atara shi i ryō ri o tame shi ma su

I try a new dish.

Illustration for 試す (try)

More examples

友達に教えてもらったゲームを試してみます。tomo dachi ni oshi e te mo ra tta gē mu o tame shi te mi ma su

I will try the game my friend told me about.

Core concept

Expresses taking an action or using something in order to discover whether it works or suits the purpose.

Common phrases

  • 料理を試すryō ri o tame su

    try a dish

  • 試してみるtame shi te mi ru

    try it out

Similar words

試みるkokoromiru: To make an effort to do something, often in a formal or deliberate way.

Definition in Japanese

新しいことや方法などを実際に行い、うまくいくかどうかを確かめる。atara shi i ko to ya hō hō na do o jis sai ni okona i u ma ku i ku ka dō ka o tashi ka me ru

Word origin

試す (tamesu, "to try or test") is a native Japanese verb whose exact formation is uncertain; its written form uses 試 (shi, "test") to show the central idea of putting something to a test.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, 試す (tamesu) is used for trying an unfamiliar food, method, or tool, while English try to do usually describes attempting an action.

Other meanings

  • testverb
  • try outverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 試し方tameshikataway of tryingnoun

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