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書いてみた

tried writing

→ 書く
phrase Rare #20,461
tried writing The pattern 〜てみる means “to try doing something”; 書いてみた is its past form, meaning “tried writing” or “gave writing it a try.”
JA: 日記を毎日書いてみた。
EN: I tried writing in a diary every day.

小説を書いてみたんだよ。

I tried writing a novel.

映画を見て感想を書いてみた。

I watched a movie and tried writing a review.

父にクリスマスカードを送ろうと書いてみた

I tried writing a Christmas card to send to my father.

— ブエノスアイレス (1997)

試しに左手で書いてみた。

I tried writing with my left hand.

この文は子供目線で書いてみたよ。

I wrote this sentence from a child’s perspective.