やってみろ
yatte miro
The Japanese phrase for "make me" is やってみろ (yatte miro).
This phrase is used as a defiant challenge to tell someone to try and force you to do something.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
やってみろ is highly confrontational and is used in heated arguments or challenges rather than polite conversation.
How do you pronounce it?
yatte miro
Did you know?
- The phrase contains the word みろ, which is the imperative form of the verb 'to see' or 'to try'. While it literally sounds like 'try to see it', it functions as a command to test one's strength or resolve.
- In Japanese culture, direct confrontation is generally avoided, making this phrase a linguistic 'nuclear option'. It is the linguistic equivalent of stepping into someone's personal space with a clenched fist.
- In Japanese media like anime or manga, this phrase is often accompanied by a specific gesture: the speaker slightly tilts their chin up and looks down their nose at the opponent to show disdain.
Examples in context
- お弁当を作って。Make me a bento box.
- 音楽を作ってよ。Make me some music.
- やってみろ。Yatte miro.Make me.
- できるもんなら、やってみろよ。Dekiru mon nara, yatte miro yo.If you think you can, make me.
- そんなに言いたいなら、やってみろ。Sonna ni iitai nara, yatte miro.If you want to say that so much, make me.
Example conversation
Two rivals are arguing in a school hallway.
- 陽葵 Himari君には絶対無理だよ。Kimi ni wa zettai muri da yo.It's absolutely impossible for you.
- 大翔 Hirotoやってみろよ、陽葵。Yatte miro yo, Himari.Make me, Himari.
- 陽葵 Himari本当に言うのね。Hontō ni iu no ne.You're actually saying that.
- 大翔 Hirotoああ、やってみろ。Ā, yatte miro.Yeah, make me.
