root: пыт
suffix: а
ending: ть
suffix: ся
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Russian word of the day: Пытаться
Jul 05, 2023 (see all)
Morphemic analysis
пытаться
Etymology
Comes from "пытать" which used to mean "to ask" (now the meaning changed to "to torture").
Examples
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Да́же не пыта́йся меня́ переубеди́ть.
dá-zhe nye py-táî-sya mee-nyá pee-ree-u-bee-déet'
Don't even try to convince me otherwise.
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В тече́ние получа́са он безуспе́шно пыта́лся дозвони́ться до слу́жбы подде́ржки.
f tee-chyé-nee-ee pa-lu-chá-sa on beez-us-pyésh-na py-tál-sya da-zva-née-tsa da slúzh-by pad-dyérsh-kee
For half an hour, he unsuccessfully tried to get through to the support service.
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