Japanese from zero · N4 Lesson 6
Try it and see
〜て みる ・ 〜て いく／〜て くる ・ 〜て いた ・ 〜く／〜に なって きた
In this lesson, you will learn to say that you will try something to see how it is, to say that you will go and do something and come back, to talk about what was going on in the past, and to say that something has started to change, like the weather in autumn. You will cook miso soup with おばあちゃん, the grandmother in Lisa's host family.
By the end you will be able to say
味噌汁を 作って みたいです。I want to try making miso soup.
味噌を 少し 足して みて ください。Please try adding a little miso.
駅で パンを 買って きます。I'll go buy bread at the station and come back.
シアトルで 毎週 料理の 番組を 見て いました。In Seattle, I used to watch a cooking show every week.
寒く なって きましたね。It's gotten cold, hasn't it?
The grammar in this lesson
- Try it and see: 〜て みる — て-form + みます says you try doing something to see how it is.
- Go and come: 〜て いく／〜て くる — て-form + いきます or きます adds a direction: going on from here, or coming back here.
- Was doing: 〜て いた — 〜て いました (casual 〜て いた) is the past of 〜て います: what was going on, or a habit back then.
- It's getting colder: 〜く／〜に なって きた — 〜く／〜に なって きました says a change has started and is still going on.