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Nested conjugations - any tips?

#1
Hi,
I have came across some quite nested conjugations, I can remember exactly the ones but simple example like:

食べてみたい

So I usually am staring it 5 min till figured out that it consist from たべる+てみる+たい

This is a nice one but I remember ones nested like hell (like +negative + past tense) and leading to stuck to the reading for some minutes....

Is there any tips for there complicated verb-forming?


PS
moreover this is reading, if I have to say that probably I have to think 10min to construct it Sad
Edited: 2014-02-10, 4:12 pm
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#2
Don’t think of them as nested, think of them more like consecutive.

Although your example is not trivial, you can have even more complex (compositions of) conjugations - try these:
食べたくなってきた
食べてみたくなってきた
食べさせたくなかった

and yes, you need to be able to decipher/construct them on the fly - with practice and time you will Smile
Edited: 2014-02-10, 8:37 pm
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