Explanation
'Show by doing', 'demonstrate', 'prove by action'.
Formation
Verb-て form + みせる
Detailed explanation
The ～てみせる grammar point is used to express the action of demonstrating or proving something by actually doing it. It can be translated as 'show by doing', 'demonstrate', or 'prove by action' in English.
Examples
彼はそのパズルを解いてみせた。
Kare wa sono pazuru o toite miseta.
He solved the puzzle to show me.
私はこの仕事ができることをやってみせます。
Watashi wa kono shigoto ga dekiru koto o yatte misemasu.
I will do this job to prove that I can.
彼女は試験に合格するために一生懸命勉強してみせました。
Kanojo wa shiken ni gōkaku suru tame ni isshōkenmei benkyō shite misemashita.
She studied hard to prove she could pass the exam.
彼は自分が何も恐れていないと跳んでみせた。
Kare wa jibun ga nanimo osorete inai to tonde miseta.
He jumped to show he wasn’t afraid of anything.
Practice
Grammar content sourced from hanabira.org.