Information about the word try (English → Esperanto: provi)

Synonym: seek

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/tɹaɪ̯/
Hyphenationtry
Shavian alphabet𐑑𐑮𐑲
Deseret alphabet𐐻𐑉𐐴

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) try(I) tried
(thou) triest(thou) triedst
(he) tries, trieth(he) tried
(we) try(we) tried
(you) try(you) tried
(they) try(they) tried
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) try (I) tried
(thou) try(thou) tried
(he) try(he) tried
(we) try(we) tried
(you) try(you) tried
(they) try(they) tried
Imperative mood
try
Participles
Present participlePast participle
tryingtried

Usage samples

Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Don’t try to change course.
I’d like to see you try it.
Try to get the vowel length correct.

Translations

Afrikaansprobeer
Dutchproberen
Esperantoprovi
Germanversuchen
Low Germanproberen
West Frisianbesykje