essayer

This is the 2907th most frequent French word.

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essayer

To try or to attempt.


In this sentence, 'essayer' is used in the infinitive form to mean 'to try' or 'to attempt.' It indicates an effort to accomplish a specific task.

Je vais essayer de finir ce projet avant la date limite.

I will try to finish this project before the deadline.


Here, 'essayer' is conjugated in the past tense ('a essayé') to mean 'tried it out,' specifying the action of testing or attempting something new.

Il a essayé cette recette pour le dîner hier soir.

He tried this recipe for dinner last night.


In this example, 'essayer' is used in the infinitive form after the modal verb 'devrais' to suggest performing an action for evaluation or experimentation.

Tu devrais essayer cette méthode, elle pourrait être efficace.

You should try this method; it might be effective.