Get the app
Spanish frequency list

No. 12,126 in Spanish

intentes

"Intentes" means "you try" (subjunctive mood, second person singular).

In a sentence

  • No intentes abrir la puerta sin la llave.

    Do not try to open the door without the key.

    Here, "intentes" is used as a second-person singular negative imperative in a subjunctive mood.

  • Quizás intentes reparar el coche tú mismo.

    Maybe you try to repair the car yourself.

    In this sentence, "intentes" represents a second-person singular subjunctive present to express possibility or hypothesis.

  • Es importante que intentes entender su punto de vista.

    It is important that you try to understand his/her point of view.

    In this context, "intentes" is used in the subjunctive mood to indicate a necessity or recommendation made to the second person singular.

Hear it in real podcasts

The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “intentes” in actual Spanish podcasts.

Find “intentes” in podcasts

Learn it from shows you like

LangTurbo plays Spanish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.

Get the app

Spanish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).