Use of Passive form + てみる


> 男が、そんなこと言われてみろ。一、二もなく、なついちまう

How to take the 言われてみろ?

"A guy being told that" + "try being"?




It is more or less _try ...ing_ , but the translation does not work because
the subject is 3rd person.

The usage means _suppose that..._ , so _If a guy were told such a thing, then
he would ..._

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In case of 2nd person subject:

  * あいつにそんなこと言ってみろ、

_Try saying that to him_ should make sense, but it can also be _suppose you
say that to him_.

