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Asturian
Verb intentar
to try
Catalan
Etymology Borrowed from Latin intentāre
Pronunciation
Verb intentar (first-person singular present intento first-person singular preterite intentí past participle intentat root stress : ( Central , Valencia , 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 intentar lo. It's worth a shot .
Conjugation
Selected combined forms of intentar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
with infinitive intentar
intentarme intentarte intentarle intentarse intentarnos intentaros intentarles intentarse
intentarme intentarte intentarlo intentarla intentarse intentarnos intentaros intentarlos intentarlas intentarse
with gerund intentando
intentándome intentándote intentándole intentándose intentándonos intentándoos intentándoles intentándose
intentándome intentándote intentándolo intentándola intentándose intentándonos intentándoos intentándolos intentándolas intentándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative intenta
inténtame inténtate inténtale inténtanos not used
inténtales
inténtame inténtate inténtalo inténtala inténtanos not used
inténtalos inténtalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative intentá
intentame intentate intentale intentanos not used
intentales
intentame intentate intentalo intentala intentanos not used
intentalos intentalas
with formal second-person singular imperative intente
inténteme not used
inténtele inténtese inténtenos not used
inténteles
inténteme not used
inténtelo inténtela inténtese inténtenos not used
inténtelos inténtelas
with first-person plural imperative intentemos
not used
intentémoste intentémosle intentémonos intentémoos intentémosles
not used
intentémoste intentémoslo intentémosla intentémonos intentémoos intentémoslos intentémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative intentad
intentadme not used
intentadle intentadnos intentaos intentadles
intentadme not used
intentadlo intentadla intentadnos intentaos intentadlos intentadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative intenten
inténtenme not used
inténtenle inténtennos not used
inténtenles inténtense
inténtenme not used
inténtenlo inténtenla inténtennos not used
inténtenlos inténtenlas inténtense
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