Trying making a bet with 〜てみる
Grammar Explanation: Trying it out with 〜てみる
Chiya and Cocoa prepare to play chess at an indoor hot spring.
- 千夜:
- 「せっかくだから何か賭けてみない？」
- “Since we have the chance, want to try betting something?”
- Literal: “Since we have the chance, won't we try betting something?”
- 「私が勝ったらティッピーが頭まで濡れたらどうなるか見せてもらうのはどう？」
- “If I win, how about letting me see what Tippy looks like completely soaked?”
Key Points
- 賭ける takes the て form before みる, giving the sense of testing the idea by doing it.
- 〜てみない？ means “want to try…?” rather than predicting that Chino will not act.
- Chiya treats the game as a useful opportunity, and だから gives that opportunity as her reason for proposing a wager.
- The first 〜たら means “if I win”. A second 〜たら appears inside the question about Tippy getting soaked.
- Chiya proposes receiving the favor of seeing what Tippy looks like when wet.
Vocabulary
せっかく (With much effort)
せっかく marks an effort or valuable opportunity that should not go to waste. Depending on the sentence, it can mean “after taking the trouble” or “since we have the chance”.
何か (Something)
何か means something or anything. It can also introduce an uncertain question, as in “Is something wrong?”
見る (To see)
見る means to see or look at something. It can also mean to examine its condition or nature.
私 (I)
私 means “I” or “me”. It is the standard first-person pronoun in polite speech and is also common in casual speech among women.
頭 (Head)
頭 means the head of the body. It can also mean the top or beginning of something.
See Also
- Grammar: Trying it out with 〜てみる
- Grammar: Taking advantage of an opportunity with せっかく〜だから
- Future entry: If and when with 〜たら
- Grammar: Having someone do something with 〜てもらう
- Kanji: Privacy and self with 私