No. 1,473 in Japanese
読ん
"読ん" is the stem or conjunctive form of the verb "読む" (yomu), meaning "to read."
In a sentence
私は昨日本を読んだ。
I read a book yesterday.
In this sentence, '読んだ' is the past tense of the verb 読む (to read), indicating a completed action of reading in the past.
彼は新聞を読んでいます。
He is reading a newspaper.
Here, '読んでいます' represents the present progressive tense of 読む, describing an ongoing action of reading occurring presently.
読んでみて、それが面白いかどうか教えてください。
Try reading it and tell me whether it's interesting.
In this context, '読んでみて' uses the te-form of 読む combined with the auxiliary verb みる (to try), suggesting experimentation or attempt in reading.
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