verb#204 by frequency
versuchen
/fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxən/
to try, to attempt; to try, to taste; to tempt; to dabble in, to experiment with
- er/sie/es
- versucht
- past
- versuchte
- past participle
- versucht
Meanings
- 1
to try, to attempt — often with an uncertain result
Ich versuche, ihm zu helfen.
I am trying to help him.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich versuche, dir zu helfen.
I'm trying to help you.
Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to try, to taste
- 3
to tempt
Sie müssen versucht sein, das zu tun.
You must be tempted to do that.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich bin versucht, einfach zu Hause zu bleiben.
I'm tempted to just stay home.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 4
to dabble in, to experiment with — often with an uncertain result
- 5
to examinerare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | versuche | versuchte |
| du | versuchst | versuchtest |
| er/sie/es | versucht | versuchte |
| wir | versuchen | versuchten |
| ihr | versucht | versuchtet |
| sie/Sie | versuchen | versuchten |