No. 606 in Arabic
حاول
"حاول" means "to try" or "to attempt."
In a sentence
حاول أحمد أن يصلح العطل في سيارته.
Ahmed tried to fix the malfunction in his car.
'حاول' is used here to mean 'tried' or 'attempted', showing an effort to achieve an outcome.
حاول ألا تفقد الأمل مهما كان الأمر صعبًا.
Try not to lose hope no matter how difficult it may be.
'حاول' is an imperative verb here, encouraging effort or perseverance.
الطلاب حاولوا الإجابة على جميع الأسئلة في الامتحان.
The students tried to answer all the questions in the exam.
'حاولوا' (past tense plural) is used here to indicate an effort made by the students.
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