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-te miru / -te mitai conjugation help

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xmoonsirenx
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-te miru / -te mitai conjugation help

Postby xmoonsirenx » March 11th, 2010 6:48 am

I am learning about the -te miru form of verbs. I understand that -te miru means ( Try to do X)

QUESTION: But what if I wanted to say for example the verb (suru= to do) in different tenses using -te miru form like in the following examples? :

(I filled out the ones I think I already know, please correct me if I am wrong.)

I try to do/ I will try to do = shite miru
I don't try to do / I won't try to do = shite minai <--Wrong?
I tried to do = shite mita <--I think this one is correct.
I didn't try to do = shite minakatta <--wrong?

* also what about the want to try form using -te mitai?

I want to try to do = shite mitai <--I think this one is right :)
I don't want to try to do = shite mitakunai <-is this correct?
I wanted to to try to do = shite mitakatta <--not sure 'bout this one....
I didn't want to try do = shite mitakunakatta <--not sure here either :/


ANOTHER QUESTION : miru is a group 2 verb but when you add the -tai suffix to it , it automaticaly becomes a class 1 verb and therefore is conjugated as one right?

For whoever is taking the time to read and help me with this , Thank you a million times in advance! :)

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Postby taikutsu » March 12th, 2010 5:35 am

The "miru" is the used the same way as the 見る(miru) meaning "see", except it's always written in hiragana. You're correct in all of these forms.

~たい(-tai) doesn't change the way the verb is conjugated.
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