This is the 4190th most frequent Portuguese word.
tentei
"Tentei" means "I tried" in English.
In this sentence, 'tentei' denotes a repeated effort or intention related to learning languages.
Sempre tentei aprender novas línguas para me comunicar melhor.
I have always tried to learn new languages to communicate better.
The use of 'tentei' here indicates a specific past attempt to provide help.
Eu tentei ajudar, mas parece que não foi o suficiente.
I tried to help, but it seems it wasn’t enough.
Here, 'tentei' is used to express an attempt to perform the action of playing soccer in the past.