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

Synonyms: attempt, aim, endeavour, exert, strain, strive, bid

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

Or rather, he tried to spring to his feet.

Translations

Catalanesforçar‐se
Dutchpogen; trachten; proberen
Esperantopeni
Faeroesesjabba; strevast; kýta seg
Finnishkoettaa
Frenchpeiner
Germansich bemühen
Low Germanstreaven
Norwegianforsøke
Portuguesedar‐se ao trabalho de; empenhar‐se em; esforçar‐se
Romanianîncerca; se strădui
Saterland Frisiansik skloawje; sik stängelje
Spanishafanarse; esforzarse