トライしてみて. Usage?


I just came across this in a magazine 'トライしてみて'.

I know it's saying 'try', but does it actually make grammatical sense? Would I
be able to use that in a formal situation, or is it just to sound cute.




I think the piece of the puzzle which you are missing is that トライする means "to
try". ～する is the most common pattern for loans to turn into Japanese verbs
(with some exceptions, like ググる etc.).




Yes, it is grammatically correct. It's of the form `〜てみる` which means "to do 〜
and see how it goes/turns out". `〜てみる` is fine for formal situations
(actually, `〜てご[覧]{らん}ください` is even more formal), but the `トライする` is not.

However, `トライしてみて` is not just "cutesy" either. It's perfectly fine to use in
(most/all?) familiar situations. For more formal situations, you can say
`{やって・試して・試みて} + {みて・ご覧} + ください`.

