Why would 「行こうとしようよ」be interpreted as "let's try to try to go"?


> Your translation is single-volitional, not double. 「行こうとしようよ」 means
> something like "Let's try to try going next week.", which is why it is an
> incorrect
> answer.([source](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/24190/acceptability-
> of-%E3%82%88%E3%81%86%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%82%88%E3%81%86-vs-%E3%81%93%E3%81%A8%E3%81%AB%E3%81%97%E3%82%88%E3%81%86))

It seems to be 行こうとする(to try to go) in the volitional form, so it would mean
'let's try to go' and not 'let's try to try to go'.

And since it is incorrect, how would we say "let's try" (with the nuance of
ようとする and not with the one of てみる)?




行こうとしようよ sounds slightly off. If you want to say “let’s try to go” you cd say
行ってみようよ. If for some reason your goal is to communicate an intention to
_attempt to go_ instead of actually just going (which puts us in metaphysical
hair-splitting territory), then you cd say 行く努力をしよう but I have trouble
imagining what context would require that (行ってみる努力ぐらいはしてくれてもいいだろう (“you could
at least do me the favor of making the attempt to go”) or something?).

