No. 3,244 in Polish
starać
To try; to make an effort.
In a sentence
Muszę starać się, aby osiągnąć swoje cele.
I have to strive to achieve my goals.
Here, 'starać' is used reflexively ('się') to indicate putting effort into achieving something.
Rodzice starali się zapewnić nam dobrą edukację.
Our parents tried to provide us with a good education.
'Starać' is used in the past tense to indicate that the parents made an effort in the past.
Powinniśmy starać się być lepszymi każdego dnia.
We should try to be better every day.
In this sentence, 'starać' is used with a reflexive pronoun to suggest an ongoing effort or habit.
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