intentar

In a sentence

• Voy a intentar aprender un nuevo idioma.

  I am going to try to learn a new language.

  In this sentence, 'intentar' is used to indicate making an effort to perform the action of learning a new language. It often expresses a proactive attitude towards attempting an action.

• Intenta no llegar tarde al trabajo.

  Try not to be late for work.

  Here, 'intentar' is used to advise someone to make an effort to avoid a specific behavior, in this case, being late to work.

• Hemos intentado solucionar el problema varias veces.

  We have tried to resolve the problem several times.

  In this example, 'intentar' expresses the repetition of efforts made in the past to achieve a specific goal, which is solving a problem.