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tentar
"tentar" means "to try, go for, attempt" in Portuguese. It is number 207 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).
- Meaning
- to try, go for, attempt; to tease, tempt; to dare, challenge
- IPA
- /tẽˈta(ʁ)/
- Forms in this course
- tentei, tenta, tentou
- Level
- A1
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Example sentences
- Vou tentar.
I will try.
Tatoeba: brauliobezerra / blay_paul - Vamos tentar.
Let's try it.
Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / Scott - Posso tentar?
Can I try it?
Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / Spamster
Learned together
In the course, "tentar" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.