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Asturian
Verb
intentar
- to try
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin intentāre.
Pronunciation
Verb
intentar (first-person singular present intento, first-person singular preterite intentí, past participle intentat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/
- to try, to attempt
- No vaig intentar mai concentrar-me en una única cosa. ― I never tried to concentrate on one single thing.
- to intend, to mean
- No, de debò, què intenteu amb tot això? ― No, seriously, what do you mean by all that?
Conjugation
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin intentāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /intenˈtaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: in‧ten‧tar
Verb
intentar (first-person singular present intento, first-person singular preterite intenté, past participle intentado)
- to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth effort in so doing
- Synonym: tratar
Intento correr pero me canso mucho.- I try to run, but I get very tired.
Vale la pena intentarlo.- It's worth a shot.
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of intentar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive intentar
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dative
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intentarme
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intentarte
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intentarle, intentarse
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intentarnos
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intentaros
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intentarles, intentarse
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accusative
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intentarme
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intentarte
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intentarlo, intentarla, intentarse
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intentarnos
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intentaros
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intentarlos, intentarlas, intentarse
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with gerund intentando
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dative
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intentándome
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intentándote
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intentándole, intentándose
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intentándonos
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intentándoos
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intentándoles, intentándose
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accusative
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intentándome
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intentándote
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intentándolo, intentándola, intentándose
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intentándonos
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intentándoos
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intentándolos, intentándolas, intentándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative intenta
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dative
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inténtame
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inténtate
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inténtale
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inténtanos
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not used
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inténtales
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accusative
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inténtame
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inténtate
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inténtalo, inténtala
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inténtanos
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not used
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inténtalos, inténtalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative intentá
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dative
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intentame
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intentate
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intentale
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intentanos
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not used
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intentales
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accusative
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intentame
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intentate
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intentalo, intentala
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intentanos
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not used
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intentalos, intentalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative intente
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dative
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inténteme
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not used
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inténtele, inténtese
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inténtenos
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not used
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inténteles
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accusative
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inténteme
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not used
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inténtelo, inténtela, inténtese
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inténtenos
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not used
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inténtelos, inténtelas
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with first-person plural imperative intentemos
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dative
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not used
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intentémoste
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intentémosle
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intentémonos
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intentémoos
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intentémosles
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accusative
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not used
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intentémoste
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intentémoslo, intentémosla
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intentémonos
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intentémoos
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intentémoslos, intentémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative intentad
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dative
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intentadme
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not used
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intentadle
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intentadnos
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intentaos
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intentadles
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accusative
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intentadme
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not used
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intentadlo, intentadla
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intentadnos
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intentaos
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intentadlos, intentadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative intenten
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dative
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inténtenme
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not used
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inténtenle
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inténtennos
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not used
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inténtenles, inténtense
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accusative
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inténtenme
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not used
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inténtenlo, inténtenla
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inténtennos
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not used
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inténtenlos, inténtenlas, inténtense
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