No. 686 in Bulgarian
опитват
"Опитват" means "they try" in English.
In a sentence
Децата се опитват да решат задачата.
The children are trying to solve the problem.
In this sentence, 'опитват' is the third-person plural present tense form of the verb 'опитвам', meaning 'to try'.
Те ще се опитват да постигнат успех в проекта.
They will be trying to achieve success in the project.
Here, 'опитват' indicates an action 'to try' in the future tense, showing determination and effort.
Някои хора се опитват да помогнат, но не винаги успяват.
Some people try to help, but do not always succeed.
In this example, 'опитват' demonstrates the general repeated or habitual action of 'trying' to assist.
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