Let’s learn Japanese with Ai Enma’s quote from Hell Girl (Jigoku Shoujo).
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Ai Enma’s Quote
Japanese: いっぺん、死んでみる？
Romaji: ippen, shinde miru?
English: Want to try dying once?
Analysis
いっぺん means “one time”. You might know 一回 or 一度 which also means “one time”. They are interchangeable most of the time but いっぺん is more casual and colloquial. So you can also say 一回 or 一度死んでみる？ but with いっぺん it sounds like dying is a very casual and easy thing which makes her sound more cruel.
But there are differences between them. いっぺん and 一度 can also be used as emphasis. On the other hand, 一回 is simply used for number of times.
Also, いっぺん and 一度 followed by the particle に means “all at once” or “at the same time”. In this case, you don’t usually use 一回.
死んでみる means “try dying”. The grammar formation is te-form of the verb plus みる and it means “try doing something”. For example, 食べてみる (try eating), 飲んでみる(try drinking), 聞いてみる(try listening), 見てみる(try looking), 読んでみる(try reading), 書いてみる(try writing). Please note that this みる always written in hiragana is different to the verb 見る meaning “to look”. Also, this phrase in a question is used for making suggestions.
Examples
いっぺん/一度/一回 (one time/once)
いっぺん殴ってもいい？
ippen naguttemo ii?
Can I hit you once?
駅に着いたら一度電話してください。
eki ni tsuitara ichido denwa shite kudasai.
Please call me once you arrive at the station.
もう一回言ってみろ！
mō ikkai itte miro!
Say it one more time!
いっぺん/一度 (emphasis)
あの絶叫マシンにいっぺん乗ってみたい。
ano zekkyō mashin ni ippen notte mitai.
I want to try that thrill ride just once.
ぜひ一度うちに遊びに来てください。
zehi ichido uchi ni asobi ni kite kudasai.
Please come visit us once.
一回 (number of times)
一人一回しか、このゲームに挑戦できない。
hitori ikkai shika, kono gēmu ni chōsen dekinai.
One person can only challenge this game once.
ハンコ五個で、一回くじが引けます。
hanko goko de, ikkai kuji ga hikemasu.
With five stamps, you can draw a raffle once.
いっぺんに/一度に (all at once, at the same time)
いっぺんにたくさんのこと聞かないでよ。
ippen ni takusan no koto kikanai de yo.
Please don’t ask me many things all at once.
一度にこんなに悪いことが起きるなんて、ついてない。
ichido ni konna ni warui koto ga okiru nante, tsuitenai.
I’m so unlucky that such bad things happened to me all at once.
Verb Te-Form + みる (try …ing)
すごく難しそうだけど、JLPTのN1を受けてみるよ。
sugoku muzukashisō da kedo, JLPT no N1 o ukete miru yo.
It looks very difficult, but I will try taking the JLPT N1.
できるか分からないけど、頑張ってみるよ。
dekiruka wakaranai kedo, ganbatte miru yo.
I’m not sure if I can do it, but I will try my best.
この日本酒、おいしいよ。飲んでみる？
kono nihonshu, oishii yo. nonde miru?
This sake is delicious. Do you want to try some?
- Kenshiro’s Quote “You’re Already Dead”
- Edward Elric’s Quote “Keep Moving Forward”
- Goemon’s Quote “Once Again I Have Cut A Worthless Object”
- Kyoko Otonashi’s Quote “Live Longer Than Me Even By One Day”
- Lelouch’s Quote “The Only Ones Who Can Shoot Are Those Who Are Prepared To Be Shot”
- Faye Valentine’s Quote “You Know The Basics of Combat? It’s A Preemptive Strike”
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