No. 2,459 in Russian
попытаться
"To try" or "to attempt."
In a sentence
Я решил попытаться научиться играть на гитаре.
I've decided to try to learn how to play the guitar.
The word "попытаться" here is used to convey an intention to attempt or make an effort towards learning a new skill.
Попытаться решить эту задачу было сложной задачей.
Trying to solve this problem was a challenging task.
In this sentence, "попытаться" emphasizes the action of attempting to solve the problem, highlighting the difficulty involved.
Мы все должны попытаться сделать мир лучше.
We all should try to make the world better.
Here, "попытаться" is used to express a collective effort or attempt to accomplish a noble goal.
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