Ichidan verb
試みるこころみる
kokoromiru試みる (こころみる, kokoromiru) — to try — is an ichidan verb: 試みて (te-form), 試みた (past), 試みない (negative), 試みます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to attempt; to have a go.
How 試みる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 試み. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
試みる
dropsstem + ending
試みない試みないnegative · I don't attempt it.
試みます試みますpolite present
試みて試みてte-form · I attempt it and …
試みた試みたpast · I attempted it.
試みられる試みられるpotential · I can attempt it.
試みれば試みればif · If I attempt it, ...
試みよう試みようvolitional · Let's attempt it.
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
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Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 試みる こころみる kokoromiru | |
| past N5 I attempted it. | 試みた こころみた kokoromita | |
| negative N5 I don't attempt it. | 試みない こころみない kokorominai | |
| te-form N5 I attempt it and … | 試みて こころみて kokoromite | |
| past negative N4 I didn't attempt it. | 試みなかった こころみなかった kokorominakatta | |
| volitional N4 Let's attempt it. | 試みよう こころみよう kokoromiyou | |
| potential N3 I can attempt it. | 試みられる こころみられる kokoromirareru | |
| cond. ば N3 If I attempt it, ... | 試みれば こころみれば kokoromireba | |
| cond. たら N3 When I attempt it, ... | 試みたら こころみたら kokoromitara | |
| passive N2 It gets attempted. | 試みられる こころみられる kokoromirareru | |
| causative N2 | 試みさせる こころみさせる kokoromisaseru | |
| imperative N1 | 試みろ こころみろ kokoromiro |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 試みます こころみます kokoromimasu | |
| past N5 I attempted it. | 試みました こころみました kokoromimashita | |
| negative N5 I don't attempt it. | 試みません こころみません kokoromimasen | |
| past negative N4 I didn't attempt it. | 試みませんでした こころみませんでした kokoromimasendeshita | |
| volitional N4 Let's attempt it. | 試みましょう こころみましょう kokoromimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている N4 I'm attempting it. | 試みている こころみている kokoromiteiru | |
| ていた N4 I was attempting it. | 試みていた こころみていた kokoromiteita | |
| ています N4 I'm attempting it. | 試みています こころみています kokoromiteimasu | |
| ていました N4 I was attempting it. | 試みていました こころみていました kokoromiteimashita |