попыта́ть
rare #12604
- 1.
to try one's luck, to have a go, to take a chance
Он реши́л попыта́ть счастья в Москве́.
He decided to try his luck in Moscow.
Almost always in the set phrase попытать счастья/удачи.
- 2.
(rare) to torture (for a while), to torment
Пле́нного попыта́ли и бро́сили в подва́л.
They tortured the prisoner for a while and threw him into the cellar.
Perfective with the sense 'a bit / for a while'; rare in modern usage.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | попыта́ю |
| ты | - | попыта́ешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | попыта́ет |
| мы | - | попыта́ем |
| вы | - | попыта́ете |
| они́ | - | попыта́ют |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | попыта́й |
| вы | попыта́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | попыта́л |
| feminine | попыта́ла |
| neuter | попыта́ло |
| plural | попыта́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having tried, who tried, having attempted, who attempted | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | tried, tested, attempted | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | попыта́в попытавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyпыта́тьPRO
- пыта́тьto torture
- испыта́тьto experience; to test
- пыта́тьсяto attempt
- испытатьсяto be tested
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Prefix groupPRO
(Derived from пыта́ть.)
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| попыта́ть | по- | to try one's luck; to torture (for a while) |
| попыта́ться | по- | to attempt |
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
haunter1781 edited tags 6 months ago.
adam.stutznegger edited translation 1 year ago.
