試す (ためす, tamesu) Japanese meaning: try | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000試す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 試す | 試さない |
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| Polite | 試します | 試しません |
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| Past polite | 試しました | 試しませんでした |
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| Past | 試した | 試さなかった |
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| Te-form | 試して | 試さないで |
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| Desire | 試したい | 試したくない |
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| Potential | 試せる | 試せない |
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| Passive | 試される | 試されない |
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| Causative | 試させる | 試させない |
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| Causative passive | 試させられる | 試させられない |
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| Volitional | 試そう | |
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| Polite volitional | 試しましょう | |
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| Imperative | 試せ | 試すな |
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| Conditional | 試せば | 試さなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 試したら | 試さなかったら |
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I tried out a new recipe.
Please test whether this machine works.
Usage patterns
〈物〉を試してみるto give something a try (and see how it goes)
Let's give this new detergent a try.
〈人〉の腕を試すto test someone's skill or ability
The teacher gave a hard problem to test the students' skills.
〈物〉の効果を試すto test the effect/effectiveness of something
Expressions
力を試すtry one's strength; test one's ability 物は試しthe proof of the pudding is in the eating; you can't tell unless you try
An experiment was conducted to test the effectiveness of the new medicine.
as a test; tentatively; to try out
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checking a calculation; verification of arithmetic
trying one's luck; test of luck
trial version; demo version
killing by inches; testing a sword's sharpness on a corpse
test of courage; putting one's courage to the test
test print; trial print run; proof print
test breaking; breaking bricks, tiles, etc.
sword testing; trying out a new blade
