てみますが

“The key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best.” – Russell Simmons

This should look familiar. Do you remember てみる (to try to do)? Just like so many other grammar points you’ve learned already, you can use “but が” with this as well.

a 南へ行ってみましたが何もありませんでした。
I tried heading toward the south but there was nothing (there).

a 歩いてみましたが足が弱よわすぎでした。
I tried to walk but my legs were too weak.

Now I want you to think back on something you’ve tried to do (but weren’t able). Why weren’t you able to do those things? Figure out five of these things in Japanese (make some up if you need to), doing your best to learn some new words. Put them into Lang-8 if you’d like them to be corrected.

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