Translation
to try, strive, take pains
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Examples
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I tried to understand his words.
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She makes an effort to speak Esperanto every day.
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They struggled to open the heavy door.
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He will try to come early.
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In vain he strove to save the child.
is trying with effort behind it, the straining kind. is the neutral attempt, and it also means to test something out, so is tasting rather than striving. Both take a plain infinitive after them, no preposition. The noun names the sustained effort itself, a single one, and senpene means effortlessly. sits close by and leans towards taking trouble over practical arrangements.
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Word family
Words built on peni with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- penadonoun
effort, striving, endeavour
peni-ad-
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 9: peni, ĵus, strato and 6 more words.