Try, attempt - Intentar (The 411th Most Common Spanish Word)

The Spanish word for Try, attempt is Intentar. It can be used as verb. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 411th most common word in Spanish. This word often comes up when talking about lifestyle & free time, law. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: try, attempt

Spanish: intentar

Examples


Let me try it again.	Déjame intentar otra vez.
Let me give it a try.	Dejame intentar.
I want to try to help you.	Quiero intentar ayudarte.
You should try to see it.	Deberías intentar verlo.
She doesn't want to try anything else.	Él no quiere intentar nada más.
I don't know whether I can do it, but I'll try.	No sé si lo pueda hacer, pero lo voy a intentar.
I want to try something else.	Quiero intentar otra cosa.
We should always try to help others.	Siempre deberíamos intentar ayudar a los demás.

If it fails this time, we can try again.	Si sale mal esta vez, podemos intentar de nuevo.
I have to try.	Yo necesito intentar.
I don't feel like trying.	No tengo ganas de intentar.
I appreciate your offer, but I'd like to try to do this on my own.	Agradezco su oferta, pero me gustaría intentar hacerlo solo.
I didn't know how to do it, but I was willing to give it a try.	No sabía cómo hacerlo, pero estaba dispuesto a intentar.
I decided to try again.	Decidí intentar de nuevo.
We must try to protect the environment.	Debemos intentar proteger el medio ambiente.
Despair drove him to attempt suicide.	La desesperación lo llevó a intentar suicidarse.
Let me try.	Déjame intentar.
Tom will try.	Tom lo va a intentar.
You must try.	Tenés que intentar.
Tom is willing to try anything.	Tom está dispuesto a intentar cualquier cosa.
You should not try to force your ideas on others.	No está bien intentar imponer las ideas propias a los demás.